Table 1 |
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The distribution of individuals and episodes of hospitalisation across the five cause of death categories and three look-back periods |
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Last year of life |
2ndyear prior to death |
3rdyear prior to death |
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Cause of death |
Individuals |
Episodes |
Episodes |
Episodes |
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n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
|
|
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Colorectal Cancer |
1409 |
10.2 |
11127 |
23.1 |
5678 |
23.6 |
3151 |
19.3 |
|
Lung Cancer |
2087 |
15.1 |
9338 |
19.4 |
2624 |
10.9 |
1521 |
9.3 |
|
Breast Cancer |
754 |
5.5 |
5432 |
11.3 |
2689 |
11.2 |
1660 |
10.2 |
|
Ischaemic Heart Disease |
7111 |
51.6 |
17268 |
35.9 |
10384 |
43.2 |
7809 |
47.8 |
|
Cerebro-Vascular Disease |
2420 |
17.6 |
4963 |
10.3 |
2674 |
11.1 |
2181 |
13.4 |
|
Total |
13,781 |
100 |
48,128 |
100 |
24,049 |
100 |
16,322 |
100 |
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Moorin and Holman BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:74 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-74 |
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