Predictors of high healthcare costs in elderly patients with liver cancer in end-of-life: a longitudinal population-based study

Abstract Background Studies have indicated a pervasive pattern of decreasing healthcare costs during elderly patients’ last year of life. The aim of this study was to explore the predictors of high healthcare costs (HC) in elderly liver cancer patients in Taiwan during their last month of life (LML)...

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Main Authors: Jui-Kun Chiang, Yee-Hsin Kao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3561-5