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Death in the home
— the doctor's responsibility | | Author(s) | Mark Joy |
| Journal title | The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 17, no 4, Fall 1998 |
| Pages | pp 2-8 |
| Keywords | Death ; Death certificates ; General practitioners ; Case studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The role assumed by doctors in the US when patients die at home is nebulous and ill-defined. Beyond the traditional function of providing comfort and condolence to family members, the doctor's duties are directed toward how society deals with the bureaucratic and legal aspects of death. Doctors need to be mindful of the important functions being served when they are asked to complete death certificates and to report cases and provide information to the medical examiner. Two case reports illustrate these points. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990225207 A |
| Classmark | CW: JVL: QT6: 69P: 7T |
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