Palliative care in tuberculosis

Expert view
Aims: To describe the aims of medical and palliative care; to contrast sociological and biological explanations of tuberculosis as a disease and define patient-centred care; to answer the question « How do people die from tuberculosis ? »; to match palliative care to the different modes and duration of dying from tuberculosis (case illustrations).

Palliative care in tuberculosis G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)