0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
Absolute number
Number of days before dying
Absolute
number of patients
&
registered symptoms
14 days before death
death
N =651
N =296
N =685