title: A role in transition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0119, USA. eliezer.vanallen@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Eliezer M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Van Allen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*