Using death certificate data to study place of death in 9 European countries: opportunities and weaknesses

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Systematic and reliable epidemiological information at population level, preferably cross-national, is needed for an adequate planning of (end-of-life) health care policies, e.g. concerning place of death, but is currently lacking. T...

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Main Authors: Kaasa Stein, Addington-Hall Julia, Miccinesi Guido, Löfmark Rurik, Bilsen Johan, Cohen Joachim, Norup Michael, van der Wal Gerrit, Deliens Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/283