End-of-life decisions guiding the palliative care of cancer patients visiting emergency department in South Western Finland: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Until recently, palliative care (PC) resources in Finland have been sparse. To meet the increasing need for PC an end-of-life (EOL) care project has been ongoing in South Western Finland since 2012, and in 2015, a weekday palliative outpatient clinic was established in Turku Univ...
Main Authors: | Outi M. Hirvonen, Jenni E. Alalahti, Kari J. Syrjänen, Sirkku M. Jyrkkiö |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0383-4 |
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