Socioeconomic inequalities in the place of death in urban small areas of three Mediterranean cities

• Main Authors: Andreu Nolasco (Author), Manuel Fernández-Alcántara (Author), Pamela Pereyra-Zamora (Author), María José Cabañero-Martínez (Author), José M. Copete (Author), Adriana Oliva-Arocas (Author), Julio Cabrero-García (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dying at home is the most frequent preference of patients with advanced chronic conditions, their caregivers, and the general population. However, most deaths continue to occur in hospitals. The objective of this study was to analyse the socioeconomic inequalities in the place of...