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

Main Author: Fisher, Kenneth A., 1941-
Other Authors: Rockwell, Lindsay E., Scott, Missy,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2008.
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245 1 |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. 
260 1 |a Westport, Conn. :  |b Praeger,  |c c2008. 
300 1 |a xvi, 219 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1 |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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650 1 |a Palliative treatment  |x Moral and ethical aspects  |z United States. 
650 1 |a Death  |z United States. 
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700 1 |a Scott, Missy, 
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