Cumulative Official WHO Updates to ICD 10 - 1996 - 2001

18. Palliative Care – Is defined in Title 22 M.R.S., section 1726, subsection 1, paragraph A, and means patient-centered and family-focused medical care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering caused by a medical illness or a physical injury or condition that substantially affects a patient's quality of life, including, but not limited to, addressing ... ................
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