The inevitable hour
Abel, Emily K.
The inevitable hour a history of caring for dying patients in America / [electronic resource] : Emily K. Abel. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (p. )
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781421409207 1421409208
Hospice Care--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.
History, 19th Century--United States.
Terminally Ill--history--United States.
Terminal Care--history--United States.
Electronic books.
616.02/9
The inevitable hour a history of caring for dying patients in America / [electronic resource] : Emily K. Abel. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (p. )
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781421409207 1421409208
Hospice Care--history--United States.
History, 20th Century--United States.
History, 19th Century--United States.
Terminally Ill--history--United States.
Terminal Care--history--United States.
Electronic books.
616.02/9