title: Palliative care: an historical perspective.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Loscalzo
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D049673:History, 20th Century; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000266:history*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards*