Death and dying sourcebook
Death and dying sourcebook: basic consumer health information for the layperson about end-of-life care and related ethical and legal issues, including chief causes of death, autopsies, pain management for the terminally ill, life support systems, insurance, euthanasia, assisted suicide, hospice programs, living wills, funeral planning, counseling, mourning, organ donation, and physician training, along with statistical data, a glossary, and listings of sources for further help and information
edited by Annemarie S. Muth
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, c2000.
ISBN: 0780802306
DDC: 362.175
LCC: R726.8
Edition: (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Summary:
"This book provides the reader with timely information on the
medical, legal, and ethical issues related to death and dying in the
United States. Documents selected from a wide variety of government
and private organizations that offer advice on such topics as
selecting the right health care facility, Medicare and Medicaid,
patients' rights, advance directives, innovations in hospice care,
pain management, physician-assisted suicide, funeral costs, and the
grieving process are included. A glossary and resource directory
offer additional help and information."--BOOK JACKET.
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