Palliative care: Based on neither diagnosis nor prognosis, but patient and family need. Commentary on Chattoo and Atkin.
Selman
Lucy Ellen
LE
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, London, UK. lucy.selman@kcl.ac.uk
Beattie
James M
JM
Murtagh
Fliss E
FE
Higginson
Irene J
IJ
D006291:Health Policy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010166:Palliative Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D013727:Terminal Care; D006113:United Kingdom