Death is that man taking names : intersections of American medicine, law, and culture /
The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--Initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted s...
| Основен автор: | Burt, Robert, 1939- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley : New York :
University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund,
℗♭2002.
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| Серия: |
California/Milbank books on health and the public ;
7. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=108434 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Death is that man taking names. |
| Резюме: |
The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--Initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. Notes: p. 187-218. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 221 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520931466 0520931467 1282357603 9781282357600 9780520243248 0520243242 9780520232822 0520232828 |