A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials: Developing Sustainable and Transferable Models

Ashwin A Kotwal^{1

2}, Lauren J Hunt^{3

4}, Alexander K Smith^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
² Geriatrics, Palliative, and Extended Care Service Line, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
³ Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California San Francisco.
⁴ Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco.

Editorial

Ashwin A Kotwal et al. JAMA. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 16;331(3):196-198.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26815.

Ashwin A Kotwal^{1

2}, Lauren J Hunt^{3

4}, Alexander K Smith^{1

2}

¹ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
² Geriatrics, Palliative, and Extended Care Service Line, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
³ Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California San Francisco.
⁴ Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco.

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