title: Quality indicators for palliative and end-of-life care in vulnerable elders.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA. karl.lorenz@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wenger
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D016330:Frail Elderly; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D028761:Withholding Treatment