title: Quantity and Quality of Life: Duties of Care in Life-Limiting Illness.
authors.affiliation: Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gawande
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D018447:Medical Futility; D006278:Medicare; D016743:Mental Competency; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends; D057240:Patient Preference; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States