Access to Palliative Care for Cancer Patients Living in a Northern and Rural Environment in Ontario, Canada: The Effects of Geographic Region and Rurality on End-of-Life Care in a Population-Based Decedent Cancer Cohort

Access to Palliative Care for Cancer Patients Living in a Northern and Rural Environment in Ontario, Canada: The Effects of Geographic Region and Rurality on End-of-Life Care in a Population-Based Decedent Cancer Cohort

Background: Access to palliative care has been associated with improving quality of life and reducing the use of potentially aggressive end-of-life care. However, many challenges and barriers exist in providing palliative care to residents in northern and rural settings in Ontario, Canada. Aim: The...

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Main Authors: Michael SC Conlon, Joseph M Caswell, Stacey A Santi, Barbara Ballantyne, Margaret L Meigs, Andrew Knight, Craig C Earle, Mark Hartman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179554919829500

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1179554919829500

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