Hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life: a baseline for future modifications to end-of -life care

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Hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life: a baseline for future modifications to end-of -life care

Objectives: To describe hospital and emergency department use in the last year of life by people for whom death from cancer or one of another nine conditions was an expected outcome. Design, participants and setting: Retrospective cross-sectional study based on death registrations and morbidity data...

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Main Authors:	Rosenwax, Lorna, McNamara, Beverley, Murray, Kevin, McCabe, Rebecca, Aoun, Samar, Currow, David
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd. 2011
Online Access:	http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/194_11_060611/ros11093_fm.html http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46393

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