Specialist Palliative Care Use for People Dying of Cancer in Western Australia

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Specialist Palliative Care Use for People Dying of Cancer in Western Australia

The Western Australian Data Linkage System was used to study patterns of specialist palliative care delivery during the last 12 months of life, comparing use between different socio-demographic groups and causes of death. In the two and half year study period, 8007 people had either cancer alone, or...

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Main Authors:	McNamara, B., Rosenwax, Lorna
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australian Cancer Society 2007
Online Access:	http://www.cancerforum.org.au/Issues/2007/March/Forum/Specialist_palliative_care_use_for_people_dying_cancer_Western_A.htm http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41427

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