title: Prevent and relieve suffering: professional palliative care.
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: von Gunten
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States