Is palliative care support associated with better quality end-of-life care indicators for patients with advanced cancer? A retrospective cohort study

ObjectivesThis study aimed to establish the association between timing and provision of palliative care (PC) and quality of end-of-life care indicators in a population of patients dying of cancer.SettingThis study uses linked cancer patient data from the National Cancer Registry, the electronic medi...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e018284
Main Authors:	Ziegler, Lucy E, Craigs, Cheryl L, West, Robert M, Carder, Paul, Hurlow, Adam, Millares-Martin, Pablo, Hall, Geoff, Bennett, Michael I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2018 BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Cancer therapies Cause of Death Chemotherapy Cohort analysis Death Electronic Health Records Emergency Medical Services England Female Hospice Care Hospices Hospital Mortality Hospitalization Humans Male Metastasis Middle Aged Narcotics Neoplasms - mortality Pain Palliative Care Patient admissions Population Primary care Primary Health Care Quality Quality of Life Retrospective Studies Systematic review Terminal Care - standards Terminally Ill Time Factors United Kingdom > UK England end of life care palliative care transitions in cancer care oncology
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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