The Association between Individual Income and Aggressive End-of-Life Treatment in Older Cancer Decedents in Taiwan: e0116913

The Association between Individual Income and Aggressive End-of-Life Treatment in Older Cancer Decedents in Taiwan: e0116913

Low individual income is associated with more aggressive EOL treatment in older cancer decedents. Public health providers should make available appropriate education and hospice resources to these decedents and their families, to reduce the amount of aggressive terminal care such decedents receive.

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2015-01, Vol.10 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Chih-Yuan, Hung, Yeh-Ting, Chang, Chun-Ming, Juang, Shiun-Yang, Lee, Ching-Chih
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Low individual income is associated with more aggressive EOL treatment in older cancer decedents. Public health providers should make available appropriate education and hospice resources to these decedents and their families, to reduce the amount of aggressive terminal care such decedents receive.
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0116913