In Defiance of Death: Exposing the Real Costs of End-of-Life Care Pdf

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Edition: 1
Release: 2008-03-30
Publisher: Praeger
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0275997103
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In Defiance of Death pdf
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Death is a natural part of life. But it has become a painful, protracted, humiliating process that is often inappropriate for the healthcare patient, puts an undue financial and emotional burden on the family, and provides a model of improper care for physicians in training. And it's expensive—about 22 percent of all medical expenditures are for people in the last year of their lives. Further, while studies show that 90 percent of all people would prefer to die at home surrounded by family and friends, the reality is that more than 70 percent die in institutions. As Dr. Ken Fisher argues so passionately in this book, it's time for a change.End-of-life care in the U.S. has evolved over the years into a nightmare for patients and family members, and it has created a near-crushing financial burden on the medical system that is not just excessive but unsustainable. It has driven the cost of healthcare out of reach for many people, and it is a large factor in preventing the creation of un Download In Defiance of Death for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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End-of-Life Decision Making: A Cross-National Study (Basic Bioethics)

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Edition: 1
Release: 2007-01-26
Publisher: The MIT Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0262524732
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End-of-Life Decision Making pdf
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This examination of end-of-life decision making offers a broader perspective than that found in the extensive existing literature on this topic by offering a cross-national comparison. Experts from twelve countries analyze death-related issues and policies in their respective nations, discussing such topics as health care costs, advance directives or wills, pain management, and cultural, social, and religious factors. The countries selected for study -- Brazil, China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- represent a mix of East and West, developed and developing nations seldom considered together in analyses of these issues. This is the first systematic attempt to analyze end-of-life issues in many of these countries; the chapters on China, Kenya (of Download End-of-Life Decision Making for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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