| Description |
xvi, 219 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dying in America today -- Roots of the problem: the Patient Self-Determination Act, advance directives, and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Why we need appropriate care committees -- The three most typical end-of-life populations -- Hospitals, escalating costs, and end-of-life care -- Nursing homes -- Palliative care and hospice -- A big step in the right direction: the VA transforms end-of-life care. |
| Subject |
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Death -- United States.
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Terminal Care -- economics -- United States. |
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Terminal Care -- ethics -- United States. |
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Attitude to Death -- United States. |
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Health Policy -- United States. |
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Patient Rights -- United States. |
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Terminal Care -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States. |
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Terminally Ill -- psychology -- United States. |
| Added Author |
Rockwell, Lindsay E.
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Scott, Missy, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0275997103 (alk. paper) |
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9780275997106 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101319113 |
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NLGGC 309723213 |
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NZ1 12133213 |
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AU@ 000042325720 |
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