title: Bring on the angels--H. L. Mencken, death and palliative care.
abstract: H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a brilliant American writer and journalist. He wrote the classic 3-volume The American Language. One topic he explored was the nature of death. This article examines Mencken's thoughts on death and dying, Mencken's own death, and the parallels between Mencken's writing and the discipline of Palliative Care.
authors: Calvary Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia. fpbrennan@ozemail.com.au
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: Brennan
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010166:Palliative Care