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Working in the Killing Fields : Forensic Science in Bosnia /

"Over the past hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, due largely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of safer working conditions, a heightened awareness of the importance of diet and health, and other factors. Yet while longevity is cele...

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Autor principal: Ball, Howard, 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The changing nature of death in America
  • The plight of the incompetent patient in a "permanent vegetative state" (PVS)
  • Terri Schiavo's tragic odyssey, 1990-2005
  • What freedom do we have to die with dignity? The U.S. Supreme Court decides, 1997
  • The second path to PAD : passing legislation allowing death with dignity
  • The pioneering PAD states : Oregon and Washington
  • America's transplants.