title: The concept of pre-death.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003643:Death; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006701:Home Nursing; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012606:Scotland; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class