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|a Fisher, Kenneth A.,
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|a In defiance of death :
|b exposing the real costs of end-of-life care /
|c Kenneth A. Fisher ; with Lindsay E. Rockwell and Missy Scott ; foreword by Benjamin Brown.
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|a Westport, Conn. :
|b Praeger,
|c c2008.
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|a xvi, 219 p. :
|b ill. ;
|c 25 cm.
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|a Includes bibliographical references and index.
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|a 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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|a Terminal care
|x Moral and ethical aspects
|z United States.
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|a Palliative treatment
|x Moral and ethical aspects
|z United States.
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|a Death
|z United States.
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|a Rockwell, Lindsay E.
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|a Scott, Missy,
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