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963829
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b718199
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Alters, Sandra.
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| Title & Author
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Death and dying : : end-of-life controversies /\ Sandra M. Alters.
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| Edition Statement
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2008 ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit :: Gale Cengage Learning,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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Information Plus reference series
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The information series on current topics / Information Plus
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (viii, 174 pages) :: illustrations, maps.
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141443815X
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: 9781414438153
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1414407483
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9781414407487
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Death through the ages : a brief overview -- Redefining death -- The end of life : ethical considerations -- The end of life : medical considerations -- Seriously ill children -- Suicide, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Advance directives -- Courts and the end of life -- The cost of health care -- Older adults -- Public opinion about life and death -- Important names and addresses.
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Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.
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Assisted suicide-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Assisted suicide-- United States, Statistics.
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Euthanasia-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Euthanasia-- United States, Statistics.
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Medical ethics-- United States, Statistics.
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Right to die-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Right to die-- United States, Statistics.
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Assisted suicide-- Law and legislation.
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Assisted suicide.
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Euthanasia-- Law and legislation.
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Euthanasia.
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Medical ethics.
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Right to die-- Law and legislation.
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Right to die.
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Ethics, Medical.
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Euthanasia-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Euthanasia-- statistics numerical data.
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Right to Die-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Right to Die-- statistics numerical data.
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Suicide, Assisted-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Suicide, Assisted-- statistics numerical data.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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[E]
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| LC Classification
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R726.A41 2009eb
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Gale (Firm)
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Information Plus (Firm : Wylie, Tex.)
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| Spine Title
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Death and dying 2008
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