The inevitable hour a history of caring for dying patients in America / Emily K. Abel.

Author/creator Abel, Emily K.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Description226 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents The good death at home -- The medical profession (sometimes) steps in -- Cultivating detachment, sidetracking care -- Institutionalizing the incurable -- "All our dread and apprehension" -- "Nothing more to do" -- A place to die -- The sacred and the spiritual.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-217) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012035112
ISBN9781421409191 (hardover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421409194 (hardover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781421409207 (electronic)
ISBN1421409208 (electronic)

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