Merikari, Martti https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4702-6840
Akrén, Outi https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9037-0557
Nuutinen, Mikko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-3710
Mäkitie, Antti https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404
Saarto, Tiina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-8559
Carpén, Timo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-3490
Article History
Received: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 26 March 2025
First Online: 6 April 2025
Declarations
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: Martti Merikari, Outi Akrén, Mikko Nuutinen, Antti Mäkitie, Tiina Saarto and Timo Carpén declare they have nothing to disclose.
: The study was performed in collaboration with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) as part of the Quality Information on Palliative Care and End-of-life Care Project. The study was approved by THL (Dnr: 12345556). No separate ethics committee approval was needed for this registry-based study according to Finnish Law.