A population-level study of place of death and associated factors in Sweden.

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Date publication

novembre 2015

Journal

Scandinavian journal of public health

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr MORIN Lucas


Tous les auteurs :
Håkanson C, Öhlén J, Morin L, Cohen J

Résumé

The aims of this study were to examine, on a population level, where people die in Sweden, and to investigate associations between place of death and underlying cause of death, socioeconomic and environmental characteristics, with a particular interest in people dying from life-limiting conditions typically in need of palliative care.

Mots clés

Death certificates, Sweden, health care disparities, palliative care, place of death, policy, population, public health, socioeconomic factors

Référence

Scand J Public Health. 2015 Nov;43(7):744-51