Medicine and care of the dying :

Lewis, Milton James.

Medicine and care of the dying : a modern history / Milton J. Lewis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007. - 277 p. ; 25 cm.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-260) and index.

The religious and the medical -- The rise of modern medicine -- Cancer and medicine in historical perspective -- Development of palliative care services -- Development of pain control -- Medicine and euthanasia -- Observations and conclusions.

9780195175486 : No price 0195175484 (cloth : alk. paper)

GBA671630 bnb


Terminal care--History.
Palliative treatment--History.
Euthanasia--History.

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