Factors associated with the goal of treatment in the last week of life in old compared to very old patients: a population-based death certificate survey

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the type of care older people of different ages receive at the end of life. The goal of treatment is an important parameter of the quality of end-of-life care. This study aims to provide an evaluation of the main goal of treatment in the last week of life of people...

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Main Authors: Smets, Tinne, Verhofstede, Rebecca, Cohen, Joachim, Van Den Noortgate, Nele, Deliens, Luc
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886232
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-61
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