The association between individual income and aggressive end-of-life treatment in older cancer decedents in Taiwan.
OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of individual income and end of life (EOL) care in older cancer decedents in Taiwan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS:28,978 decedents >65 years were diagnosed with cancer a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4293148?pdf=render |