Death, mourning, and medical progress

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-115

  Callahan, Daniel ^a  

^a HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALGESIA; CADAVER; CEREMONY; DEATH; DYING; GENETICS; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOURNING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HISTORY; PHILOSOPHY;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; GRIEF; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; UTOPIAS;

EID: 63349098127     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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