Using death certificate data to study place of death in 9 European countries: opportunities and weaknesses

• Main Authors: Kaasa Stein (Author), Addington-Hall Julia (Author), Miccinesi Guido (Author), Löfmark Rurik (Author), Bilsen Johan (Author), Cohen Joachim (Author), Norup Michael (Author), van der Wal Gerrit (Author), Deliens Luc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Systematic and reliable epidemiological information at population level, preferably cross-national, is needed for an adequate planning of (end-of-life) health care policies, e.g. concerning place of death, but is currently lacking. T...