June R. Lunney [and others], editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-71).
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Introduction and overview -- 2. Key data elements pertaining to the end of life -- 3. Currently available datasets -- 4. Methodological issues in the collection and use of data about dying -- 5. Conclusions and recommendations.
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OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Describing death in America.
International Standard Book Number
0309087252
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cancer-- Palliative treatment-- United States.
Terminal care-- United States.
Data Collection.
Mortality.
Quality Assurance, Health Care.
Quality of Life.
Statistics
Terminal Care.
Terminally Ill-- psychology.
Cancer-- Traitement palliatif-- États-Unis.
Soins en phase terminale-- États-Unis.
Cancer-- Palliative treatment-- United States.
Cancer-- Palliative treatment.
Data Collection-- United States.
HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- Cancer.
MEDICAL-- Oncology.
Mortality-- United States.
Quality Assurance, Health Care-- United States.
Quality of life-- United States.
Statistics.
Terminal care-- United States.
Terminal care.
Terminally Ill-- psychology-- United States.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HEA-- 039030
MED-- 062000
PB
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
616
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99/4029
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
R726
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8
Book number
.
D475
2003eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
R48
Class number
WB
310
Book Number
D449
2003
System Code
clc
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Lunney, June Rigby,1947-
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)., Division on Earth and Life Studies.