Palliative Care, 1st Edition
transforming the care of serious illness
$238.21
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
7 March 2010
Summary
Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Guide to Transforming Serious Illness Care
Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.
Diane E. Meier, M.D., one of the field’s leaders and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius award” in 2009, opens the volume with a sweeping overview of the field. In her essay, Dr. Meier examines the roots of palliative care, explores th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780470527177 |
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| ISBN-10: | 047052717X |
| Series: | Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology |
| Author: | Diane E. Meier, Stephen L. Isaacs, Robert Hughes |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 735g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 179mm x 25mm |
About The Author
Diane E. Meier
Diane E. Meier, M.D., is director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and director of the Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Professor of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, and Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Stephen L. Isaacs, J.D., is a partner in Isaacs/Jellinek, a San Francisco-based consulting firm.
Robert G. Hughes, Ph.D., is vice president and chief learning officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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