Purpose: Patients' desire for hastened death within the context of advanced disease and
palliative care is a controversial topic, frequently discussed in the international literature …

The delivery of palliative care can vary greatly between countries depending on
socioeconomic conditions and cultural issues. The evolution and development of palliative …

Informed consent is universally recognized as a central component of ethical conduct in
scientific research. Investigators working with diverse populations throughout the world face …

Crossing Over provides a unique view of patients, families, and their caregivers striving
together to maintain comfort and hope in the face of incurable illness. The narratives weave …

Palliativversorgung: nicht nur am Lebensende, nicht nur bei Tumorerkrankungen, nicht nur
in Spezialsettings. Mit diesem Übersichtswerk sind Sie sowohl in den" klassischen" …

Menschen mit fortgeschrittenen neurologischen Erkrankungen stellen besondere
Anforderungen an ein Palliative-Care-Team. Sie sind in der Regel kognitiv, kommunikativ …

We report the results of a cancer pain survey mailed to Quebec hematologist-oncologists
and palliative care physicians in 1999. The survey was designed to sample views on the …

Das Praxishandbuch beschreibt, wie sich palliative Versorgung im Altenheim historisch
entwickelt hat, wo sie steht und worauf sie fußt. Die Autoren fügen die Elemente palliativer …

General internists often care for patients with advanced cancer. These patients have
substantial morbidity caused by moderate to severe pain and by spinal cord compression …

In 1997 a report from the Institute of Medicine IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences
identified large gaps in knowledge of care at the end of life which demanded attention from …