TY - JOUR AU - Ikezaki, Sumie AU - Ikegami, Naoki PY - 2011 DA - 2011/03/03 TI - Predictors of dying at home for patients receiving nursing services in Japan: A retrospective study comparing cancer and non-cancer deaths JO - BMC Palliative Care SP - 3 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - The combined effects of the patient's and the family's preferences for death at home have in determining the actual site of death has not been fully investigated. We explored this issue on patients who had been receiving end-of-life care from Visiting Nurse Stations (VNS). In Japan, it has been the government's policy to promote end-of-life care at home by expanding the use of VNS services. SN - 1472-684X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-10-3 DO - 10.1186/1472-684X-10-3 ID - Ikezaki2011 ER -