Receiving the home care service offered by certified care workers prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death: observational research using an instrumental variable method from Japan

ObjectivesTo assess the association between receiving the certified care workers’ home care service, which is provided by non-medical professionals prior to a patients’ death and the probability of a home death.DesignObservational research using the full-time translated number of certified care work...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Abe, Haruko Noguchi, Hideto Takahashi, Nanako Tamiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e026238.full