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Terminally Ill

Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)

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  • Jo Spence in a hospice bed.

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    Dying in the West : health care policies and caregiving practices in Montana and Alberta, 1880-1950 / by Dawn Dorothy Nickel.

    Nickel, Dawn Dorothy, 1960- | Date: 2007
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    Jo Spence in a hospice bed.

    Spence, Jo | Date: [1992] | Reference: 3069501i
    Part of: Final project.
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    Dying with comfort : family illness narratives and early palliative care / Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles [and others].

    | Date: [2010], ©2010
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    When treatment fails : how medicine cares for dying children / David J. Bearison.

    Bearison, David J. | Date: 2006
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    My last summer.

    | Date: 2014
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