title: Withdrawing medication: managing medical comorbidities near the end of life.
authors.affiliation: Medical Director of Palliative Care Services at Horizon Health Network in Saint John, NB.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D015897:Comorbidity; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*; D028761:Withholding Treatment