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Author:

Fisher, Kenneth A., 1941-

Title:

In defiance of death : exposing the real costs of end-of-life care / Kenneth A. Fisher ; with Lindsay E. Rockwell and Missy Scott ; foreword by Benjamin Brown.

Publisher:

Praeger,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xvi, 219 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Palliative treatment--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Death--United States.
Terminal Care--economics--United States.
Terminal Care--ethics--United States.
Attitude to Death--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Patient Rights--United States.
Terminal Care--legislation & jurisprudence--United States.
Terminally Ill--psychology--United States.

Other Authors:

Rockwell, Lindsay E.
Scott, Missy, 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Dying in America today -- Roots of the problem: the Patient Self-Determination Act, advance directives, and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Why we need appropriate care committees -- The three most typical end-of-life populations -- Hospitals, escalating costs, and end-of-life care -- Nursing homes -- Palliative care and hospice -- A big step in the right direction: the VA transforms end-of-life care.

ISBN:

0275997103 (alk. paper)
9780275997106 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)176925215

LCCN:

2007043726

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)