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By
John Heffner, MD, Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Ira Byock, MD, Research Professor of Philosophy, The Practical Ethics Center, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Included in series
Pearls,
Description
This addition to the popular Pearls Series? presents 71 case presentations of clinical interest related to end-of-life and palliative
care for both hospitalized patients and patients receiving home care. The patient vignettes highlight considerations of pain and symptom
management at the end of life, ethical issues related to life-supportive care, and approaches to assisting patients and families with
the difficulties that surround death and dying.
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Paperback, 232 pages, publication date: APR-2002
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-500-3
ISBN-10: 1-56053-500-8
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
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