title: A desperate need to communicate more effectively with desperate families*.
authors.affiliation: HealthCare Communication Associates, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levetown
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*