Assessment of changes in place of death of older adults who died from dementia in the United States, 2000–2014: a time-series cross-sectional analysis

Abstract Background As the mortality attributable to dementia-related diseases in the United States escalates, providing quality and equitable end-of-life care for dementia patients across care settings has become a major public health challenge. Previous research suggests that place of death may be...

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Main Authors: Wei Xu, Changshan Wu, Jason Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08894-0