title: Characteristics of Patients Dying With Cancer in Developed Countries--Reply.
authors.affiliation: Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Carl Rudolf
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Blankart
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Ezekiel J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Emanuel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: Justin E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bekelman
mesh_terms: D019049:Developed Countries; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*