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02207aam a2200337 a 4500 001 36C5F2BCF71F11E185565BE26AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 110611s2012 mdu 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011016536 020 $a 1421404184 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781421404189 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 1421404176 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781421404172 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)732847785 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BDX $d ORX $d IK2 $d SILO 050 00 $a R726 $b .M692 2012 082 00 $a 179.7 $2 23 100 1 $a Morhaim, Dan. 245 1 $a The better end : $b surviving (and dying) on your own terms in today's modern medical world / $c Dan Morhaim. 260 $a Baltimore, Md. : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c c2012. 300 $a viii, 150 p. ; $c 22 cm. 505 0 $a Introduction: then and now -- The basics: life, death, planning -- Controversies and how to avoid becoming one -- Alberta Cole: not deciding is a decision -- Step one: overview of the forms -- Outlooks and outcomes -- Step two: choosing the kind of care you want -- Karen Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, and Terri Schiavo: it's not just about older people -- Dave Eckhart: who's in charge? -- Step three: selecting your health care agent -- Palliative care and hospice -- Abby Miller: a better end -- No easy answers: Alzheimer's disease and dementia -- Why don't more people have an advance directive? -- Step four: legal and other decisions -- Speaking personally. 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Dan Morhaim, a practicing physician and Maryland state legislator, guides readers through the medical and legal maze of end-of-life care. He details the care choices available and demystifies living wills and advance directives. Breaking down the barriers to a difficult but essential topic, he shows the way to a better end."--P. [4] of cover. 650 0 $a Right to die $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Terminal care $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Death $x Planning $v Popular works. 941 $a 1 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140415021430.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=36C5F2BCF71F11E185565BE26AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search