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Time trends in emergency department (ED) use in the last month of life 1994 to 2006 are displayed. Sample sizes of decedents were too small in 1992 and 1993 to generate reliable estimates. Panel A: Time trends in ED use adjusted for age at death. Panel B: time trends adjusted for age at death and rising rates of early hospice use (hospice use before the last month of life) over the examined time period (1994, 5%; 2006, 15%).
