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Defining hospice and palliative care — some further thoughts
Author(s)	William M Lamers Jr
Journal title	Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, vol 16, no 3,, 2002
Pages	pp 65-72
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Terminal care ; Histories.
Annotation	Widespread acceptance of hospice in the United States has contributed to increased public and professional interest in improved care, not only for those who are dying, but also for people undergoing treatment for conditions that may not pose an immediate threat to life. "Palliative care" has been brought into use to denote care that covers a broader category of patients who do not necessarily have a medical condition that is not currently life threatening. The use of two related and overlapping terms by professionals is confusing, and in the absence of clear definitions, has contributed to needless controversy. This paper is designed to explore the historical evolution of both terms, hospice and palliative care, and to reduce the confusion and controversy surrounding their current application. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021024201 A
Classmark	LV: 6A
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