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Distribution of Place of Death by Cause of Death.
| Patient Characteristics |
Hospital Death N=800 (59.2%) |
Home Death N=306 (22.6%) |
NH Death N=246 (18.2%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death | ||||
| Cancer | 179 (53.1) | 115 (34.1) | 43 (12.8) | <0.0001 |
| CHD | 143 (79.0) | 20 (11.1) | 18 (9.9) | <0.0001 |
| Stroke | 79 (52.7) | 11 (7.3) | 60 (40.0) | <0.0001 |
| Dementia | 47 (43.1) | 22 (20.2) | 40 (36.7) | <0.0001 |
