title: Understanding hospice--an underutilized option for life's final chapter.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gazelle
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006699:Home Care Services; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D011788:Quality of Life; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States