Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index.
Contents:
Introduction to the hospice movement -- Evolution of hospice care -- Social conditions that fostered the hospice movement -- Death with dignity and the emergence of the hospice movement -- Creating the first modern hospice programs -- Peak of the movement -- Fragmentation -- Movement's accomplishments -- Care of the dying: a persistent social issue -- Sources of information on hospice care.
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