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Strategies for Timely and Effective Hospice Discussions: End-Stage Renal Disease
- Michael J. Germain, MD;
- Lewis M. Cohen, MD; and
- Alvin H. Moss, MD
- From Tufts University School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, and West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506-9022.
TO THE EDITOR:
Casarett and Quill describe excellent strategies for discussing hospice and supportive (palliative) care with patients and families, including how to overcome the barriers to such discussions (1). Absent from Table 1 is a common condition with an increasing incidence and worse mortality rate than the other …
