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Hospitalizations of cancer patients in the last month of life: quality indicator scores reveal large variation between four European countries in a mortality follow-back study
BACKGROUND: Repeated and long hospitalizations of cancer patients at the end of life have been suggested as indicators of low quality of palliative care. Comparing the care delivered between different countries with the help of these quality indicators may identify opportunities to improve practice....
Autores principales: | De Roo, Maaike L, Francke, Anneke L, Van den Block, Lieve, Donker, Gé A, Alonso, Jose E Lozano, Miccinesi, Guido, Moreels, Sarah, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Salvetti, Andrea, Deliens, Luc |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391682/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25859157 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-13-54 |
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