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Autore |
Abel Emily K |
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Titolo |
The inevitable hour [[electronic resource] ] : a history of caring for dying patients in America / / Emily K. Abel |
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Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Terminal care - United States - History |
Hospice care - United States - History |
Terminally ill - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The good death at home -- The medical profession (sometimes) steps in -- Cultivating detachment, sidetracking care -- Institutionalizing the incurable -- "All our dread and apprehension" -- "Nothing more to do" -- A place to die -- The sacred and the spiritual. |
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