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UNINA9910778648603321 |
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Titolo |
Approaching death [[electronic resource] ] : improving care at the end of life / / Committee on Care at the End of Life, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Marilyn J. Field and Christine K. Cassel, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-17460-0 |
1-282-08217-5 |
9786612082177 |
0-309-51825-3 |
0-585-02427-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane) |
CasselChristine K |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terminal care - United States |
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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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Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 A Profile of Death and Dying in America; 3 Caring at the End of Life; 4 The Health Care System and the Dying Patient; 5 Accountability and Quality in End-of-Life Care; 6 Financial and Economic Issues in End-of-Life Care; 7 Legal Issues; 8 Educating Clinicians and Other Professionals; 9 Directions for Research to Improve Care at the End of Life; 10 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; A Institute of Medicine Feasibility Study on Care at the End of Life1 August 1993-February 1994 |
B Institute of Medicine Committee on Care at the End of Life Public MeetingsC Examples of Initiatives to Improve Care at the End of Life*; D Prognosis and Clinical Predictive Models for Critically Ill Patients; E Cultural Diversity in Decisionmaking About Care at the End of Life; F Measuring Care at the End of Life; G Excerpts from Medical Guidelines for Determining Prognosis in Selected NonCancer Diseases*; H American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Competence in End-of- |
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