Journal article
Associations between physician home visits for the dying and place of death: A population-based retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While most individuals wish to die at home, the reality is that most will die in hospital.
AIM: To determine whether receiving a physician home visit near the end-of-life is associated with lower odds of death in a hospital.
Authors
Tanuseputro P; Beach S; Chalifoux M; Wodchis WP; Hsu AT; Seow H; Manuel DG
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 13, No. 2,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0191322
ISSN
1932-6203