European journal of public health
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Eur J Public Health · Jun 2007
Comparative StudyA tale of two cities: factors affecting place of cancer death in London and New York.
Most American and English cancer patients prefer to die at home. Factors associated with greater likelihood of dying at home have been contradictory in many studies and no studies have compared the effects of factors in different countries. The objective of this paper is to compare the factors affecting place of cancer death in two major cities, New York and London. ⋯ Site of death varies significantly by patient and area characteristics in both cities, an understanding, which should be taken account of in future planning of end-of-life care.