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Death and dying : end-of-life controversies / Sandra Alters.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Information series on current topics | Information Plus reference seriesPublication details: Detroit : Gale, Cengage Learning, c2009.Edition: 2008 edDescription: viii, 174 p. : ill., maps, charts ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781414407487
  • 1414407483
Other title:
  • Death and dying 2008 [Spine title]
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Contents:
Death through the ages: a brief overview -- Redefining death -- The end of life: ethical considerations -- The end of life: medical considerations -- Seriously ill children -- Suicide, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Advance directives -- Courts and the end of life -- The cost of health care -- Older adults -- Public opinion about life and death.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks R726.W39 2008 1 Available 33710001113369

"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."

Death through the ages: a brief overview -- Redefining death -- The end of life: ethical considerations -- The end of life: medical considerations -- Seriously ill children -- Suicide, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Advance directives -- Courts and the end of life -- The cost of health care -- Older adults -- Public opinion about life and death.