Measuring the diffusion of palliative care in long-term care facilities – a death census

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The dissemination of palliative care for patients presenting complex chronic diseases at various stages has become an important matter of public health. A death census in Swiss long-term care facilities (LTC) was set up with the aim...

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Main Authors: Santos-Eggimann Brigitte, Paroz Sophie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/8/1