Living well at the end of life : adapting health care to serious chronic illness in old age /

The case story of a 47-year-old man with advanced rectal carcinoma illustrates the professional services and care system strategies available to help clinicians serve patients coming to the end of life. For this patient, who understands his prognosis, primary care physician services include (1) prev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lynn, Joanne, 1951-
Corporate Authors: RAND Health, Rand Corporation
Other Authors: Adamson, David M
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2003
Series:White paper (Rand Corporation) ; 137
White paper (Rand Corporation) ; WP-137
White paper (Rand Corporation) WP-137
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