How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services

BACKGROUND: Current estimates suggest that approximately 75% of people approaching the end-of-life may benefit from palliative care. The growing numbers of older people and increasing prevalence of chronic illness in many countries mean that more people may benefit from palliative care in the future...

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Autores principales: Etkind, S. N., Bone, A. E., Gomes, B., Lovell, N., Evans, C. J., Higginson, I. J., Murtagh, F. E. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28514961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0860-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28514961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0860-2

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