Health care use at the end of life in Atlantic Canada : types of care : H118-64/2011E
Provides an overview of the end-of-life population in Atlantic Canada, according to population profiles, location of death and hospital usage during the last year of life. Provides health program managers, ministerial staff, policy-makers and other related service delivery groups with additional information to help with the assessment and delivery of the most appropriate end-of-life care for their residents. Vital statistics and hospital administrative data from each province were used to perform the analyses in this report; where appropriate, the two data sources were linked.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Canadian Institute for Health Information. |
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| Title | Health care use at the end of life in Atlantic Canada : types of care |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "This report provides an overview of the 2007-2008 end-of-life population in Atlantic Canada, according to population profiles, location of death and hospital usage during the last year of life. The intent of this report is to provide health program managers, ministerial staff, policy makers and other related service delivery groups with additional information to help with the assessment and delivery of the most appropriate end-of-life care for their residents. Vital statistics and hospital administrative data from each province were used to perform the analyses in this report; where appropriate, the two data sources were linked."--Executive Summary, page ix. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Canadian Institute for Health Information c2011. |
| Binding | Spiral binding |
| Description | xix, 60p. : graphs, references, tables, photographs ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 978-1-55465-919-7 |
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| Subject terms | Death Health care |
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