Death and dying : end-of-life controversies / Sandra Alters.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- Death and dying 2008 [Spine title]
- Euthanasia -- United States -- Statistics
- Euthanasia -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Right to die -- United States -- Statistics
- Right to die -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Assisted suicide -- United States -- Statistics
- Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Medical ethics -- United States -- Statistics
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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.