| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part42.utf8:62705307:1361 |
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LEADER: 01361cam a2200301 i 4500
001 2015019241
003 DLC
005 20150919083846.0
008 150717s2015 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015019241
020 $a9780786497997 (softcover : acid-free paper)
020 $z9781476619712 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aR726.8$b.V34 2015
082 00 $a616.02/9$223
100 1 $aVanderpool, Harold Y.
245 10 $aPalliative care :$bthe 400-year quest for a good death /$cHarold Y. Vanderpool.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2015]
300 $ax, 269 pages ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Providing a detailed picture of contemporary palliative care, this book chronicles four centuries of professional and personal advances in the quest for a good death, covering the fight against futile treatments, the history of life-extending treatments and technologies, the liberation of the dying from isolation in hospitals and hard-won victories to secure patients' right to choose"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aPalliative treatment.
650 0 $aTerminal care.
650 0 $aRight to die.