Palliative care

By Harold Y. Vanderpool

Subjects: History, Modern 1601-, Right to die, Palliativmedizin, Palliative Care, Palliative treatment, Right to Die, Terminal care, Terminal Care, Palliativ vård, History, Palliativpflege

Description: "Providing a detailed picture of contemporary palliative care, this book chronicles four centuries of professional and personal advances in the quest for a good death, covering the fight against futile treatments, the history of life-extending treatments and technologies, the liberation of the dying from isolation in hospitals and hard-won victories to secure patients' right to choose"--