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OCoLC |
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20221004124913.0 |
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990303s1999 mdua erb 001 0 eng d |
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| LC control number |
99014613 |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GB99W1435 |
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bnb |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0801862035 (paperback) |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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CHVBK |
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52946893X |
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| OCLC library identifier |
CHBIS |
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011286675 |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1011662816 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
SZE |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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SZE |
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OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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OCLCQ |
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OCLCO |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sankar, Andrea. |
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author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Dying at home : |
| Remainder of title |
a family guide for caregiving / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Andrea Sankar. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
Revised and updated edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Baltimore : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxv, 298 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
A growing number of people choose to live their final weeks or months at home. For patients who cannot benefit from acute care in the hospital, home care offers an alternative to a nursing home or hospice. Advances in medical technology and pharmacology allow even those with serious illnesses to remain at home relatively free of pain and symptoms, and professional services are increasingly available to assist family caregivers with work that is often physically and emotionally exhausting.<br/><br/>First published in 1991, Dying at Home examined the reasons behind this trend and offered practical advice about assuming as much control as possible over the process of dying. In this thoroughly updated edition, medical anthropologist and gerontologist Andrea Sankar keeps her focus on the patient and loved ones while providing the latest information on hospice home care teams, pain medications, HIV and AIDS, legislation on death with dignity, physician-assisted suicide, and sources of information and support for patients and families.<br/><br/>Dying at Home is an intimate account based on extensive interviews with family and professional caregivers as well as with other family members, friends, and patients. The author addresses the concerns and problems of those who face the decision of whether to care for a dying loved one at home, including preparing the home environment for caregiving; how to use professional caregivers in the home setting; managing the patient's pain, agitation, and other conditions; and how to recognize impending death and what to do immediately after death. She draws from stories that represent a wide range of circumstances and causes of death.<br/><br/>At home, surrounded by family and friends in a comforting environment, patients have some control over what remains of their lives. "Home death is a powerfully significant experience," the author writes, "despite the strain, exhaustion, and conflict that sometimes accompany it. Its power lies in the fact that in the face of certain death, the caregiver can give the person life, that is, the continuation of life as a social being" |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Terminally ill |
| General subdivision |
Home care. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Home nursing |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Terminal care |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Terminally ill. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Johns Hopkins Press health book. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Book |