Hospice and palliative care : the essential guide / Stephen R. Connor

Author:: Connor, Stephen R.
Published:: New York : Routledge ; [Alexandria, Va.] : National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, [2009]
Copyright Date:: ©2009
Edition:: 2nd ed.
Physical Description:: xv, 262 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Additional Creators:: Connor, Stephen R.

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Contents:

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.

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ISBN:

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

Note:

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

Bibliography Note:

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

Source of Acquisition:

UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20089.

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Paterno Libraries Endowment

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