title: Hospital-based palliative medicine consultation: a randomized controlled trial.
authors.forename: Steven Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Pantilat
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: O'Riordan
authors.forename: Suzanne L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dibble
authors.forename: C Seth
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Landefeld
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012495:San Francisco; D012720:Severity of Illness Index