Das Gesundheitswesen
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Das Gesundheitswesen · Dec 2013
[Dying in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany): preferred and actual place of death].
Until now, no official statistics about the place of death in Germany exist. ⋯ Altogether, 4 of 10 patients who wanted to die at home could not die in their preferred place. Future studies should focus on the question as to what extent the strengthening of outpatient care structures, e. g., by introducing specialised=BE spezialized=AE outpatient palliative care, can allow more people to die at home.