title: Is palliation "medicine"? Ethical and epistemological problems.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Terapia del Dolore e Cure, Palliative--P.O.C., Cremona, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toscani
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D026686:Beneficence; D003681:Dehydration / Q000628:therapy; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment