Rural versus urban differences in end-of-life care for lung cancer patients in Germany.

CONCLUSION: Healthcare utilization and supportive care did not differ significantly between different district types. Results reject the hypothesis of regional inequity in end-of-life care of lung cancer patients in Germany.
PMID: 29399722 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - February 4, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Walter J, Tufman A, Leidl R, Holle R, Schwarzkopf L Tags: Support Care Cancer Source Type: research