title: Recent advances: palliative care.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Founders 600, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114-2698, USA. JBillings@partners.org
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Billings
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003681:Dehydration / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates; D009294:Narcotics