Approaching death : 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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| Titolo: |
Approaching death : 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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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.1/75/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Terminal care - United States |
| Altri autori: |
FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)
CasselChristine K
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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-Life Care*; I Examples of Medical Education Curricula; J Committee Biographies; Index | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Approaching death |
| ISBN: | 0-309-17460-0 |
| 1-282-08217-5 | |
| 9786612082177 | |
| 0-309-51825-3 | |
| 0-585-02427-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826177503321 |
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