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" The truth about death and dying / "
Robert N. Golden, Fred L. Peterson, general editors ; Karen Meyers, principal author.
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BL
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Record Number
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978101
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b732471
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Main Entry
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Meyers, Karen,1948-
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Title & Author
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The truth about death and dying /\ Robert N. Golden, Fred L. Peterson, general editors ; Karen Meyers, principal author.
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Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts On File,, ©2009.
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Series Statement
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The truth about series
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Page. NO
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xiv, 224 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 24 cm.
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ISBN
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0816076316
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: 9780816076314
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes glossary, list of hotlines and help sites, and index.
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Contents
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Life and death -- Abuse of the sick and infirm -- Alternative living -- Attitudes toward death, teenage -- Autopsy -- Cremation -- Death, unexpected and planned -- Death and dying, the business of -- Death and money -- Death and the family -- Death of a friend -- Death of a parent -- Doctors' perspectives -- Drug and alcohol abuse -- Dying, the process of -- Dying, the statistics of -- Elderly men, aging of -- Elderly women, aging of -- Ethnic rituals and death -- Fear of death -- Grieving, the process of -- Growing old in America -- Help and support -- Living longer : living better? -- Loss of a pet -- Managing death -- Media's view, the -- Organ donation -- Planning for death -- Right to die, the -- Smoking and death -- Stages of death, the -- Teenage deaths -- Terminal diseases affecting youths -- Traditions and death -- Violent death.
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Abstract
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The "Truth About" series is designed to present accessible, authoritative resources for young people on issues and challenges experienced during adolescence. Presents information on death and dying, covering such topics as suicide, grief, teenage deaths, death of a pet, the right to die, and violent death.
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Subject
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Bereavement.
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Death-- Psychological aspects.
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Death-- Social aspects.
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Teenagers and death.
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Bereavement.
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Death-- Psychological aspects.
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Death-- Social aspects.
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Subject
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Teenagers and death.
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Dewey Classification
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306.903
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LC Classification
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HQ1073.M49 2009
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Added Entry
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Golden, Robert N.
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Peterson, Fred L.
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