Predictors of emergency room visits or acute hospital admissions prior to death among hospice palliative care clients in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Hospice palliative care (HPC) is a philosophy of care that aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life for clients with life-threatening illnesses or end of life issues. The goals of HPC are not only to ameliorate clients’ symptoms but also to reduce unneeded or unwanted me...

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Autores principales: Salam-White, Lialoma, Hirdes, John P, Poss, Jeffrey W, Blums, Jane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-35

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-35

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