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End-of-Life Care

(Jump to: General Information | Cultural & Religious Considerations | Hospice | Palliative Care | Symptom Management )

	General Information
	End-of-Life: Helping With Comfort and Care:NIA [Order printed copy]
	End of Life: Caring for Your Dying Loved One:Mayo Clinic
	End of Life Care:Stanford Cancer Center
	End-of-Life Care Q & A:National Cancer Institute
	Palliative Care and Hospice:American Geriatrics Society
	Hospice (list of articles):Hospice Net
	Hospice and Palliative Care : Questions and Answers:netLibrary
	Innovations in End-of-life Care : Practical Strategies & International Perspectives:netLibrary
	End of Life Issues:MedlinePlus
	See also End-of-Life Decisions, Health Care Directives

	Cultural & Religious Considerations
	Culturally Diverse Communities and End-of-Life Care:American Psychological Association
	Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Religious Values of the Terminally Ill:netLibrary

	Hospice
	Hospice Care:American Academy of Family Physicians
	Hospice Care: An Option When Confronting Terminal Illness:Mayo Clinic
	Hospice for End of Life Care:AARP
	Hospice Care:AOA
	Hospice:National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
	Hospice Care:American Society of Clinical Oncology
	Hospice:National Cancer Institute
	All About Hospice: A Consumer's Guide:Hospice Association of America
	Helping You Choose Quality Home Care and Hospice Services:The Joint Commission
	Find a Hospice Program:National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
	Hospice Care:MedlinePlus

	Palliative Care
	Palliative Care:National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
	Palliative Care:American Society of Clinical Oncology
	Palliative Care:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Palliative Sedation:American Medical Association

	Symptom Management
	Palliative Care, Symptom Management:Beth Israel Medical Center
	Palliative Care: Symptom Management and End-of-Life Care:World Health Organization [PDF]
	Symptom Control in Hospice & Palliative Care:Hospice Education Institute

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