Population-based trends in referral of the elderly to a comprehensive palliative care programme.
Burge
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Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Johnston
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Lawson
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Dewar
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Cummings
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D009674:Nova Scotia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*; D012189:Retrospective Studies