title: Discussing overall prognosis with the very elderly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Brie A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011379:Prognosis