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Hospice and palliative care : the essential guide /

Connor, Stephen R.

Hospice and palliative care : the essential guide / Stephen R. Connor. - 2nd ed. - New York : [Alexandria, Va.] : Routledge ; National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, c2009. - xv, 262 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Hospice / by Stephen R. Connor. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index.

What are hospice and palliative care? -- The interdisciplinary team -- Symptom management and physical care -- Psychosocial and spiritual care -- Grief and bereavement -- Community education -- Managing hospice and palliative care -- Hospice and palliative care in the U.S. health care system -- Society and denial -- A right to die? -- How palliative care is unique in the health care system -- How good are hospice and palliative care? -- Hospice and palliative care around the world -- The future of hospice and palliative care.

9780415993562 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415993563 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008042221

101485267 DNLM


Hospice care.

R726.8 / .C686 2009

362.17/5

2009 E-924 WB 310 / C752h 2009

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