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A good death at home: Home palliative care services keep people where they want to be
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Home palliative care can increase the chance of dying at home for people with a terminal illness. A systematic review found that home palliative care can help reduce symptoms and does not increase caregiver grief.
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end of life, dying, death, dying at home, grief, terminal, cancer, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, MS, hospice
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Rated on: 4/13/2015 9:40:02 AM
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