Past trends and projections of hospital deaths to inform the integration of palliative care in one of the most ageing countries in the world

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 363-373

  Sarmento, Vera P ^a,b   Higginson, Irene J ^a   Ferreira, Pedro L ^c   Gomes, Barbara ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital do Espirito Santo   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

aged; death certificates; health planning; home care services; Palliative care; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION MODEL; PORTUGAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SEX RATIO; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PORTUGAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961242908     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216315594974     Document Type: Article

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