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Time to die /

Medical science now allows us to live longer than ever before. So living with pain and dying well have become major concerns for the general community, health practitioners, church groups and politicians. Should these issues be decided in private by individuals or must we legislate ethical guideline...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Syme, Rodney (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1 Is this the best we can do?; 2 A good death and the lessons learned; 3 Counselling; 4 Advanced incurable illness; 5 Suffering; 6 Palliative care; 7 Dignity, vulnerability and burden; 8 The medicalisation of dying; 9 Dying well, dying badly; 10 The momentum for change; 11 Bill and Mary; 12 The future; Postscript; With respect and gratitude.