Palliative care and healthcare utilization among deceased metastatic lung cancer patients in U.S. hospitals

Abstract Objective The benefits of palliative care for cancer patients were well developed; however, the characteristics of receiving palliative care and the utilization patterns among lung cancer patients have not been explored using a large-scale representative population-based sample. Methods The...

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Main Authors: Jongwha Chang, Kyu-Tae Han, Mar Medina, Sun Jung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01026-y