Monday, November 19, 2012

A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care

A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care
Author: Joachim Cohen
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0199599408



A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care



Worldwide, more than 50 million people die each year and it is estimated on the basis of the conditions leading to death that up to 60% of them could benefit from some form of palliative care.
format paperback language english publication year 19 01 2012 subject medicine subject 2 clinical medicine professional title a public health perspective on end of life care author cohen joachim deliens luc publisher oxford univ pr publication date mar 21 2012 pages 255 binding paperback edition 1 st dimensions 6 50 wx 9 25 hx 0 50 d isbn 0199599408 subject medical public health description focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies a public health persp
It is a public health challenge to ensure that these people can access good palliative or end-of-life care. Pursuing good population health essentially also implies striving for a 'good enough death' and a good quality of care at the end of life. Safeguarding a good quality of the end of life for patient populations for whom it is appropriate requires a public health approach.

In most developed countries ageing populations that increasingly die from chronic diseases after a prolonged -often degenerative- dying trajectory make up the public health

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A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care By Cohen, Joachim/ Deliens, Luc


Focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies, A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care presents a synthesis and overview of relevant research and empirical data on the end of life that can bear a basis for a more systematic public health of the end of life. *Author: Cohen, Joachim (EDT)/ Deliens, Luc (EDT) *Publication Date: 2012/03/21 *Number of Pages: 255 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 0.50 *Width: 6.50 *Height: 9.25

format paperback language english publication year 19 01 2012 subject medicine subject 2 clinical medicine professional title a public health perspective on end of life care author cohen joachim deliens luc publisher oxford univ pr publication date mar 21 2012 pages 255 binding paperback edition 1 st dimensions 6 50 wx 9 25 hx 0 50 d isbn 0199599408 subject medical public health description focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies a public health persp

Focusing on population health and discussing studies using different methodologies, A Public Health Perspective on End of Life Care presents a synthesis and overview of relevant research and empirical data on the end of life that can bear a basis for a more systematic 'public health of the end of life'.

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In most developed countries ageing populations that increasingly die from chronic diseases after a prolonged -often degenerative- dying trajectory make up the public health

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