Place of death and associated factors among patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Madrid (Spain)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 62-68

  Domínguez Berjón, M Felícitas ^a   Esteban Vasallo, María D ^a   Zoni, Ana Clara ^a   Gènova Maleras, Ricard ^a   Astray Mochales, Jenaro ^a  

^a Madrid Regional Health and Consumer Affairs Authority   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; end of life care; health services research; socioeconomic factors; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCED PERSON; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HUMAN; ICD-10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; PLACE OF DEATH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955628376     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2015.1089908     Document Type: Article

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