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From: The impact of the duration of the palliative care period on cancer patients with regard to the use of hospital services and the place of death: a retrospective cohort study

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Mean number of emergency department visits 14, 30, and 60 days before the death of patients with no PC decision, with a PC decision and with both a PC decision and visit to a PC unit before the time frame under consideration. Standard errors of the mean in parentheses. * The pairwise comparison of the mean number of inpatient days is statistically significant (p < 0.05) ** The pairwise comparison of the mean number of inpatient days is statistically significant (p < 0.01)

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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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