Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 807-815 , May 2003

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Office of Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care: executive summary of the report from the field

  • Surgeons Palliative Care Workgroup

      Affiliations

    • Members of the Surgeons Palliative Care Workgroup are listed in the Appendix.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence addresses: Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, FACS, 2050 S Shore Dr, Erie, PA 16505; Robert A Milch, MD, FACS, 225 Como Park Blvd, Cheektowaga, NY 14227, USA.

Received 6 February 2003 ,Accepted 6 February 2003.

References 

  1. World Health Organization . Cancer pain relief and palliative care. Technical Report Series 804. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1990;
  2. American College of Surgeons . Principles guiding care at the end of life. Bull Am Coll Surg. 1998;83:46

PII: S1072-7515(03)00145-5

doi: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00145-5

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 807-815 , May 2003