| Description |
xv, 262 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
What are hospice and palliative care? -- The interdisciplinary team -- Symptom management and physical care -- Psychosocial and spiritual care -- Grief and bereavement -- Community education -- Managing hospice and palliative care -- Hospice and palliative care in the U.S. health care system -- Society and denial -- A right to die? -- How palliative care is unique in the health care system -- How good are hospice and palliative care? -- Hospice and palliative care around the world -- The future of hospice and palliative care |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Hospice / by Stephen R. Connor. c1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and index |
| Subject |
Hospice care.
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Hospice Care.
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Palliative Care.
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| Author |
Connor, Stephen R.
Hospice
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| LC no. |
2008042221 |
| ISBN |
9780415993562 paperback |
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0415993563 paperback |
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