TY - JOUR T1 - Palliative care in end-stage COPD JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 234 LP - 234 VL - 55 IS - 512 AU - Michael Croft Y1 - 2005/03/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/55/512/234.1.abstract N2 - Thank you for publishing the two studies1,2 which provide some thought-provoking evidence on the patterns of care provided to COPD patients in the last year of their life, as compared to cancer patients in a similar situation.A terminal phase of an illness can generally be recognised when the shared decision-making forum of patients, nurses, doctors and carers acknowledges the prospect of an early and inevitable death. Disseminated cancer … ER -