Estimating the need for palliative care at the population level: A cross-national study in 12 countries

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 526-536

  Morin, Lucas ^a,b   Aubry, Régis ^b   Frova, Luisa ^c   MacLeod, Roderick ^d   Wilson, Donna M ^e   Loucka, Martin ^f   Csikos, Agnes ^g   Ruiz Ramos, Miguel ^h   Cardenas Turanzas, Marylou ⁱ   Rhee, YongJoo ^j   Teno, Joan ^k   Öhlén, Joakim ^l,m   Deliens, Luc ^n,o   Houttekier, Dirk ^o   Cohen, Joachim ^o  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b French National Observatory on End of Life Care   (France)

^c ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f Center for Palliative Care   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h Regional Ministry of Health   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^l Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

ⁿ GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^o VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

cause of death; end of life care; needs assessment; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; ROC CURVE; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019001255     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316671280     Document Type: Article

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