Death is that man taking names : intersections of American medicine, law, and culture /
The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--Initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted s...
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フォーマット: | Licensed eBooks |
言語: | 英語 |
出版事項: |
Berkeley : New York :
University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund,
©2002.
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シリーズ: | California/Milbank books on health and the public ;
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オンライン・アクセス: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=108434 |
要約: | The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--Initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide |
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記述事項: | Includes index. Notes: p. 187-218. |
物理的記述: | 1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) |
書誌: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780520931466 0520931467 1282357603 9781282357600 9780520243248 0520243242 9780520232822 0520232828 9786612357602 6612357606 159734575X 9781597345750 1417508248 9781417508242 |