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Primary care service use by end-of-life cancer patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom

2020-03-16

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background End of life(EoL) care becomes more complex and increasingly takes place in the community, but there is little data on the use of general practice(GP) services to guide care improvement. This study aims to determine the trends and factors associated with GP consultation, prescribing and referral to other care services amongst cancer patients in the last year of life. Methods A...

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Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.14885/v3

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