Quality of end-of-life care in patients with dementia compared to patients with cancer: A population-based register study.

INTRODUCTION:Globally, dementia is one of the leading causes of death. Given the growing elderly population in the world, the yearly number of deaths by dementia is expected to increase. Patients dying from dementia are reported to suffer from a burden of symptoms similar to that of patients with ca...

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Main Authors: Lisa Martinsson, Staffan Lundström, Johan Sundelöf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6066197?pdf=render