Place of death in patients with dementia and the association with comorbidities: a retrospective population-based observational study in Germany

Abstract Background Due to increasing life expectancy, more and more older people are suffering from dementia and comorbidities. To date, little information is available on place of death for dementia patients in Germany. In addition, the association of place of death and comorbidities is unknown. M...

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Main Authors: Burkhard Dasch, Claudia Bausewein, Berend Feddersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0334-0