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. 2013 Sep;73(9):874–889. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1350713
No. Recommendations GR LoE Sources
10.12. The right moment to initiate palliative medical care depends first and foremost on the patientʼs needs and the individual stage of disease. CC
10.13. Patients who primarily require palliative medical care should be included in a programme of specialised palliative care. CC
10.14. Palliative medical care includes the medical control of symptoms, palliative care and psychosocial support till death. It is offered as needed in the form of general or specialised palliative care. CC
10.15. In a palliative setting all necessary measures taken must be geared to the patientʼs individual therapeutic aims and aims in life. CC