Potentially Inappropriate End of Life Care and Healthcare Costs in the Last 30 Days of Life in Regions Providing Integrated Palliative Care in the Netherlands: A Registration-based Study
By: Chantal F. R. Pereira, Anne-Floor Q. Dijxhoorn, Berdine Koekoek, Monique van den Broek, Karin van der Steen, Marijanne Engel, Marjon van Rijn, Judith M. Meijers, Jeroen Hasselaar, Agnes van der Heide, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Marieke H. J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen, Yvette M. van der Linden, Manon S. Boddaert, Patrick P. T. Jeurissen, Matthias A. W. Merkx and Natasja J. H. Raijmakers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.7504 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Submitted on: Nov 4, 2022
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