title: Palliative medicine and HIV/AIDS.
abstract: This article provides an introduction to the field of palliative medicine as it applies to the care of HIV/AIDS. Issues of pain management, end-of-life care, ethics, and bereavement are discussed with the intention of providing the primary care physician additional resources in the provision of care to patients with HIV/AIDS.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Public Health Service, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D001601:Bereavement; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D017236:Suicide, Assisted