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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kenneth A Fisher; Lindsay E Rockwell; Missy Scott |
| ISBN: | 9780275997106 0275997103 |
| OCLC Number: | 176925215 |
| Description: | xvi, 219 p. ; 25 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | Kenneth A. Fisher ; with Lindsay E. Rockwell and Missy Scott ; foreword by Benjamin Brown. |
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