The New England journal of medicine
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To the Editor: Kelley and Morrison (Aug. 20 issue)(1) describe the changes in palliative care over the past decade and its distinct meaning vis-à-vis hospice care in the United States and, increasingly, most other countries. Unfortunately, the category of "most countries" does not include many countries in Asia, where attitudes and practices vary widely according to regional, economic, cultural, and religious differences and differences in legal systems.(2) Neither does this category include Iran, a nation of more than 75 million people in which medical science is advanced; sophisticated therapies such as kidney, heart, and lung transplantation are available; and investigational . . .