title: Intractable symptoms and palliative sedation at the end of life.
authors.affiliation: Iowa Pain Management Clinic, Center for Bioethics Pain Management and Medicine, 1235 8th Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265, USA. jpeppin@ipmc.info
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peppin
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D034723:Double Effect Principle; D005065:Euthanasia; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid