Saunders C
Hosp Pract (Off Ed). 1981 Jun;16(6):93-108. doi: 10.1080/21548331.1981.11946786.
Terminal care, whether provided in the hospice, hospital, or home, must be integrated with the best of medicine. The role of the physician is not diminished when the focus shifts from curing to caring and when the goal is enhancement of the quality of the patient's remaining life, rather than its prolongation. The embodiment of this concept in London's St. Christopher's Hospice is described.
临终关怀，无论在临终关怀机构、医院还是家中提供，都必须与最佳医疗相结合。当关注点从治愈转向关怀，目标是提高患者剩余生命的质量而非延长生命时，医生的角色并不会减弱。文中描述了这一理念在伦敦圣克里斯托弗临终关怀医院的体现。
