Accessibility to specialist palliative care services in Germany: a geographical network analysis

Accessibility to specialist palliative care services in Germany: a geographical network analysis

Abstract Background The need for palliative care will increase over the next years because of the rise in deaths from chronic illness and demographic changes. The provision of specialist palliative care (SPC) in Germany (palliative care units (PCU), specialist palliative home care (SPHC) teams and p...

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Main Authors:	Daniela Gesell, Farina Hodiamont, Claudia Bausewein, Daniela Koller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-07-01
Series:	BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:	Accessibility Specialist palliative care Geographical network analysis GIS
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09751-7

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