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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/75/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)
CasselChristine K |
Soggetto topico | Terminal care - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-08217-5
9786612082177 0-309-51825-3 0-585-02427-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455908003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/75/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)
CasselChristine K |
Soggetto topico | Terminal care - United States |
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 | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778648603321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (455 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1/75/0973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane)
CasselChristine K |
Soggetto topico | Terminal care - United States |
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 | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826177503321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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