title: Caring for dying patients is not about prolonging life at all costs.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hobart Hospital, Southern Tasmania Area Health Service, and Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania. michael.ashby@dhhs.tas.gov.au
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashby
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*