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Palliative Care for the Seriously Ill

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty focused on improving quality of life for persons with serious illness and their families. Over the past decade,(1) the field has undergone substantial growth and change, including an expanded evidence base, new care-delivery models, innovative payment mechanisms, and increasing public and professional awareness.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1404684

Authors: Amy S. Kelley, R. Sean Morrison

Institutions: James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, National Palliative Care Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute on Aging