Ryo Watanabe

Geographic Absence of Home-Based Palliative Care in Japan: Do Outpatient Services Cover These Areas? A Nationwide Ecological Study

Objective: To evaluate geographic access to home-based palliative care across Japan’s 335 secondary medical areas (SMAs) and whether outpatient palliative care remains reachable where home-based services are absent. Design: Nationwide cross-sectional ecological study. Setting: Al...