Assessing the need for hospice beds.
This paper considers means for determining the level of hospice provision that might be appropriate for particular populations. An analysis of the need for hospice beds is described, and the findings are assessed in relation to the subsequent experience of hospice utilisation. Finally, the implications for hospice provision are discussed.
Frankel
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Bristol B58 2PR.
Kammerling
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D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006738:Hospices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology