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Fisher, Kenneth A., 1941-
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Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Death -- United States.
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In defiance of death...
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In defiance of death : exposing the real costs of end-of-life care / Kenneth A. Fisher ; with Lindsay E. Rockwell and Missy Scott ; foreword by Benjamin Brown.
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Fisher, Kenneth A., 1941-
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Subjects
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Death -- United States.
ISBN:
9780275997106 (alk. paper) :
0275997103 (alk. paper)
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.
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