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Incurable and Intolerable : Chronic Disease and Slow Death in Nineteenth Century France.
Terminal illness and the pain and anguish it brings are experiences that have touched millions of people in the past and continue to shape our experience of the present. Hospital machines that artificially support life and monitor vital signs beg the question: Is there not anything that medical scie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Piscataway :
Rutgers University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Terminal illness and the pain and anguish it brings are experiences that have touched millions of people in the past and continue to shape our experience of the present. Hospital machines that artificially support life and monitor vital signs beg the question: Is there not anything that medical science can offer as solace? Incurable and Intolerable looks at the history of incurable illness from a variety of perspectives, including those of doctors, patients, families, religious counsel, and policy makers. This compellingly documented and well-written history illuminates the physical, emotional. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (310 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813547107 0813547105 1282094203 9781282094208 0813545455 9780813545455 |