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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness
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- Creator
- Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780195116625, 0195116623
- OCLC
- ocm39498622
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.
- Living with serious illness -- Enduring and changing -- Finding meaning -- Helping family make decisions and give care -- Getting the help you need -- Talking with your doctor -- Controlling pain -- Managing other syptoms -- Learning about specific illness -- Planning ahead -- Forgoing medical treatment -- Hastening death -- Coping with events near death -- The dying of children -- Dying suddenly -- Enduring loss -- Additional resources