Immigrants and the hospice.
This is the first published report on immigrants and hospices. From 1979 to 1985 St Mary's cared for 74 European, Afro-caribbean and Asian immigrants. Immigrants referred to the Hospice were more likely to be accepted for care than indigenous patients. Women from the Indian sub-continent (mean age 42 years) were the youngest immigrants needing hospice care. European immigrants were older and more likely to receive hospice care than other immigrants.
D000367:Age Factors; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010361:Patients; D012737:Sex Factors