title: Improving palliative care for patients in the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359761, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. jrc@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: J Randall
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Gordon D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Rubenfeld
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008020:Life Support Care; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D014481:United States