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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness / Joanne Lynn, Joan Harrold and the Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195116623 (acidfree paper)
  • 0195146018
  • 9780195116625
  • 9780195146011
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WB 310 L989h 1999
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Contents:
Contents 1.Living with serious illness 2.Enduring and changing 3.Finding meaning 4.Helping family make decisions and give care 5.Getting the help you need 6.Talking with your doctor 7.Controlling pain 8.Managing other symptoms 9.Learning about specific illnesses 10.Planning ahead 11.Forgoing medical treatment 12.Hastening death 13.Coping with events near death 14.The dying of children 15.Dying suddenly 16.Enduring loss. 17.Additional resources
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Reference Book Reference Health Sciences Library WB 310 L989h 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan MBAL22031611
Book Closed Access Book Closed Access Health Sciences Library 362.175 LYN 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available MBAL22050209

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1.Living with serious illness
2.Enduring and changing
3.Finding meaning
4.Helping family make decisions and give care
5.Getting the help you need
6.Talking with your doctor
7.Controlling pain
8.Managing other symptoms
9.Learning about specific illnesses
10.Planning ahead
11.Forgoing medical treatment
12.Hastening death
13.Coping with events near death
14.The dying of children
15.Dying suddenly
16.Enduring loss.
17.Additional resources

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