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Topic: End of Life Issues
Children
- When Somebody Dies - Nemours Foundation
- Helping Younger People Cope with Death and Funeral - American College of Physicians
- Earlier Recognition of a Terminally Ill Child Lead - American Medical Association
- Death and Dying - Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Coping
- Interacting with a Terminally Ill Loved One - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary - Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Directories
- Community Resources - AARP
- Where to Write for Vital Records - National Center for Health Statistics
Financial Issues
- Burial Funds - Social Security Administration
- Final Details: A Checklist - AARP
Law and Policy
- End of Life Choices - CPR and DNR - Family Caregiver Alliance
- End-of-Life Decision-Making - Family Caregiver Alliance
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Palliative Care - Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
- Getting Legal Help - AARP
National Institutes of Health
- End-of-Life Care: Questions and Answers - National Cancer Institute
Organizations
- National Institute of Mental Health -
- Americans for Better Care of the Dying -
Overviews
- Dying Person's Guide to Dying - American College of Physicians
- Choices in Health Care - Merck & Co., Inc.
Related Issues
- Making the Decision: Tube Feeding--Frequently Aske - Brown University, Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research
- Autopsy: Life's Final Chapter - American Medical Association
- When You Have Pain at the End-of-Life - American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
- Artificial Hydration and Nutrition - American Academy of Family Physicians
- End of Life Choices - Feeding Tubes and Ventilator - Family Caregiver Alliance
- Funeral Arrangements and Memorial Services - AARP
- Funerals: A Consumer Guide - Federal Trade Commission
- How to Help During the Final Weeks of Life - American College of Physicians
- Living with a Serious Illness: Talking to Your Doc - American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
- Making Medical Decisions for a Loved One at the En - American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
- Making Your Loved One Comfortable during the Last - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- What to Do When a Beneficiary Dies - Social Security Administration
Research
- New AHRQ Evidence Report Finds Autopsies Help to U - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and End-of - American College of Physicians
- Discussing Death with a Dying Child - American Cancer Society
Specific Conditions
- End-of-Life Care: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (C - American Academy of Family Physicians
- End-of-Life Care Discussions Should Be Initiated E - American Medical Association
- Advanced Cancer: Living Each Day - National Cancer Institute
- Decisions About End-of-Life Care - American Medical Association
- What to Do Before and After the Moment of Death - American College of Physicians
Statistics
- What Are the Odds of Dying? - National Safety Council
- Leading Causes of Death: Males - United States, 20 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- FASTATS: Leading Causes of Death - National Center for Health Statistics
- Data on Drug Related Deaths in 34 Metro Areas to B - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Women
- Leading Causes of Death, Females United States, 20 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health
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