| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 163 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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Information Plus reference series |
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Gale eBooks
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Information Plus reference series.
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| Note |
"ISSN: 1532-2726." |
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"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Death through the ages : a brief overview -- ch. 2. Redefining death -- ch. 3. The end of life : ethical considerations -- ch. 4. The end of life : medical considerations -- ch. 5. Older adults -- ch. 6. Infant and child death -- ch. 7. Suicide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide -- ch. 8. Advance care planning -- ch. 9. Courts and the end of life -- ch. 10. The cost of health care. |
| Summary |
Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide. |
| Subject |
Death.
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Mortality.
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Terminal care.
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Suicide.
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Euthanasia.
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Critically ill children.
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Advance directives (Medical care)
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Older people.
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| Added Author |
Gale (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Death and dying. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, [2018] 9781573026963 |
| ISBN |
9781410325747 (electronic book) |
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9781573026963 |
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