title: Elder abuse litigation and the duty to provide palliative care.
abstract: Lawyers are targeting problems with under-treatment of pain for elderly and chronically ill patients. Learn some tactics for dealing with the legal issue.
authors.affiliation: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville, Tenn., USA. tmcintire@bakerdonelson.com
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McIntire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States