title: Palliative medicine: from paradigm to best practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA. rportenoy@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Russell K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Portenoy
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D018710:Pain Clinics / Q000639:trends; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends