Palliative care
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Palliative care (derived from the Latin root {palliare, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex illnesses.
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See also
- Children's hospice
- Elderly care
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- End-of-life care
- Florence Wald
- Hospice
- Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient
- Medical ethics
- Palliative sedation
- Psychedelic therapy
- Robert Twycross
- Stephen Connor (psychologist)
- Psycho-oncology
- Symptomatic treatment
- Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance
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