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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participating patients

From: Initiating decision-making conversations in palliative care: an ethnographic discourse analysis

Gender

 

Men

8

Women

10

Age

 

50-59

2

60-69

6

70-79

7

80-89

3

Diagnosis

 

Cancer

18

Co-morbidity (COPD, heart disease, etc.)

7

Origin of referral

 

Oncology

8

Family physician

4

Local health service center

3

Emergency care

2

Intensive care

1

Number of consultations observed

101

Mean per patient

7

Minimum per patient

1

Maximum per patient

14