Approaching Death : Improving Care at the End of Life.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine Staff (Autor)
Otros Autores: Field, Marilyn J. (Editor ), Cassel, Christine K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, Oct. 1997.
Temas:
Terminal care > United States.
Soins en phase terminale > États-Unis.
Terminal care
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Meetings
  • C 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.

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