[PDF.43hq] The Inevitable Hour: A History of Caring for Dying Patients in America

The Inevitable Hour: A History of Caring for Dying Patients in America

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 | #1680648 in Books |  2013-03-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.84 x6.00l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Thoroughly Researched, Easy Read|By JessB|Emily Abel dives in deep into the history of how dying patients were cared for in the late 1800s and into the mid 1900s. She appears to have researched this very thoroughly; the endnotes take up as much space as a chapter. There are small anecdotes throughout the book, but at the end she focuses in on two prominent historical characters

At the turn of the twentieth century, medicine’s imperative to cure disease increasingly took priority over the demand to relieve pain and suffering at the end of life. Filled with heartbreaking stories, The Inevitable Hour demonstrates that professional attention and resources gradually were diverted from dying patients.

Emily K. Abel challenges three myths about health care and dying in America. First, that medicine has always sought authority over deat...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Inevitable Hour: A History of Caring for Dying Patients in America   |  Emily K. Abel. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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