Aim: Guidelines on pediatric palliative care underline that care at the end of life of chronically ill children should preferably be provided in the child’s home situation. Till present, no European data at population level are available for place of death of children. The aim of this study was to compare proportions of home death for children in six European countries and investigate relation between place of death and sociodemographic and clinical factors. Method: Data were collected from death certificates of all deceased children aged 1-17 in Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), England (E), Wales (W) (2003) and Italy (IT) (2002). Gender, cause (cancer, natural non-cancer and external) and place of death (home vs. outside ho...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Context: Approximately 170,000 children in need of palliative care die every year in Europe without ...
Purpose : This study examines the proportion of cancer deaths occurring at home in six European coun...
Aim: Guidelines on pediatric palliative care underline that care at the end of life of chronically i...
Objectives: Until now there have been no population-based European data available regarding place of...
Background: Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require paediatric pallia...
Abstract Background Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require paediatri...
BACKGROUND: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Background: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Background: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Cross-national understanding of place of death is crucial for health service systems for their provi...
To identify predictors for home death among children using socio-demographic factors and cause of de...
Background: Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health poli...
Home is often cited as preferred place of death in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. This position, ...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Context: Approximately 170,000 children in need of palliative care die every year in Europe without ...
Purpose : This study examines the proportion of cancer deaths occurring at home in six European coun...
Aim: Guidelines on pediatric palliative care underline that care at the end of life of chronically i...
Objectives: Until now there have been no population-based European data available regarding place of...
Background: Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require paediatric pallia...
Abstract Background Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require paediatri...
BACKGROUND: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Background: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Background: For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric pal...
Cross-national understanding of place of death is crucial for health service systems for their provi...
To identify predictors for home death among children using socio-demographic factors and cause of de...
Background: Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health poli...
Home is often cited as preferred place of death in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. This position, ...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Background Studying where people die across countries can serve as an evidence base for health polic...
Context: Approximately 170,000 children in need of palliative care die every year in Europe without ...
Purpose : This study examines the proportion of cancer deaths occurring at home in six European coun...