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In defiance of death : exposing the real costs of end-of-life care
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In defiance of death : exposing the real costs of end-of-life care

Author: Kenneth A Fisher; Lindsay E Rockwell; Missy Scott
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2008.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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