RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Terminal care: the role of the general practitioner hospital
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 331
OP 333
VO 34
IS 263
A1 A. Lyon
A1 D. R. Love
YR 1984
UL http://bjgp.org/content/34/263/331.abstract
AB A survey of all deaths occurring over a two-year period in a group practice population was carried out to assess the contribution of the local general practitioner hospital to terminal care overall. With the availability of the hospital, the general practitioners were able to provide a higher proportion of terminal care for their patients than in areas where general practitioners did not have access to hospital beds. This was particularly so in terminal care for patients dying of cancer.