Place of death: analysis of cancer deaths in part of North West England
Journal of Public HealthPublished 28 February 2003
Anthony C. Gatrell, Juliet Harman, Brian Francis, Carol Thomas, Sara Morris, M B McIllmurray
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Results from the small area analysis show that in more deprived areas cancer patients are more likely to die in hospital or hospice, and less likely to live at home, but that the effect disappears for home and hospice deaths once other factors are controlled for.
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There is significant place-to-place variation in place of death among cancer patients in part of North West England. However, studies of place of death among cancer patients need to consider the full range of settings and, if examining the impact of deprivation or social class, need to adjust for other factors, including proximity to different settings.
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