Associations of Death at Home with Medical Resources and Medical Activities in Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Study Using Japanese National Database

Background Over half of the Japanese population hope to spend their last days at home; however, 73.0% die in hospitals. The proportion of deaths due to cancer in hospitals is even higher, at 82.4%, and is also high globally. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish conditions that fulfill the...

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Main Authors: Kunio Tarasawa, Kenji Fujimori, Tomoaki Ogata, Hiroki Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Geriatrics Society 2023-06-01
Series:Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
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Online Access:http://www.e-agmr.org/upload/pdf/agmr-23-0048.pdf