Risk factors for hospital death in conditions needing palliative care: Nationwide population-based death certificate study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 891-901

  Gomes, Barbara ^a,b   Pinheiro, Maria João ^c   Lopes, Sílvia ^c   de Brito, Maja ^b   Sarmento, Vera P ^b,d   Lopes Ferreira, Pedro ^e,f   Barros, Henrique ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d Hospital do Espirito Santo   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

epidemiology; health facilities; Mortality; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SENILITY; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042067685     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317743961     Document Type: Article

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