Population-based trends in referral of the elderly to a comprehensive palliative care programme

Palliat Med. 2002 May;16(3):255-6. doi: 10.1191/0269216302pm550xx.

Authors

F Burge¹, G Johnston, B Lawson, R Dewar, I Cummings

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

PMID: 12047004
DOI: 10.1191/0269216302pm550xx

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Logistic Models
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / therapy
Nova Scotia / epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Palliative Care / statistics & numerical data
Palliative Care / trends*
Referral and Consultation / trends*
Retrospective Studies