Implementation of the Mental Capacity Act: a national observational study comparing resultant trends in place of death for older heart failure decedents with or without comorbid dementia
Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is increasingly prevalent in the growing elderly population and commonly associated with cognitive impairment. We compared trends in place of death (PoD) of HF patients with/without comorbid dementia around the implementation period of the Mental Capacity Act (...
Main Authors: | James M. Beattie, Irene J. Higginson, Theresa A. McDonagh, Wei Gao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02210-2 |
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