Monday, 9 September 2013

Patients missing out on essential palliative care

Our new study reveals that patients are missing out on essential palliative care: Only 20% of patients with non-malignant disease are identified for palliative care before death compared with 75% of those with cancer.

Read an article about the paper on ehospice here: http://tinyurl.com/o6ohw89.

Published in the European Journal of Palliative Care, it is unfortunately not Open Access. But if you have access, see http://www.haywardpublishing.co.uk/_year_search_review.aspx?JID=4&Year=2013&Edition=485

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