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Identification of palliative care needs among people with dementia and its association with acute hospital care and community service use at the end-of-life: A retrospective cohort study using linked primary, community and secondary care data

BACKGROUND: Hospital admissions among people dying with dementia are common. It is not known whether identification of palliative care needs could help prevent unnecessary admissions. AIM: To examine the proportion of people with dementia identified as having palliative care needs in their last year...

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Autores principales: Leniz, Javiera, Higginson, Irene J, Yi, Deokhee, Ul-Haq, Zia, Lucas, Amanda, Sleeman, Katherine E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8532216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34053356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692163211019897