Barbara Gomes Research Associate Irene J Higginson Scientific Director
The Cicely Saunders Foundation
The Cicely Saunders Foundation Department of Palliative Care and Policy,
King's College London, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5
9RJ, UK
Figure 1.Preliminary data on place of death by country. Home;
Hospital;Nursing home; Inpatient hospice.[Source:
Palliative Care: the Solid Facts, WHO 2004 (1)]