Communication as Comfort : Mutliple Voices in Palliative Care

Preface viii Foreword x Acknowledgments xii 1 The communication of palliative care 1 2 The history and practice of palliative care 20 3 The patient's perspective 34 4 The medical perspective 57 5 The family/caregiver perspective 87 6 The health care team's perspective 108 7 The authors' voices 130 Bibliography 149 Index 163