End of Life Issues Links:
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
CopingInteracting with a Terminally Ill Loved One - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Dictionaries/GlossariesGlossary - Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
DirectoriesCommunity Resources - AARP
Where to Write for Vital Records - National Center for Health Statistics
Financial IssuesBurial Funds - Social Security Administration
Final Details: A Checklist - AARP
Law and PolicyEnd 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 HealthEnd-of-Life Care: Questions and Answers - National Cancer Institute
OrganizationsNational Institute of Mental Health -
Americans for Better Care of the Dying -
OverviewsDying Person's Guide to Dying - American College of Physicians
Choices in Health Care - Merck & Co., Inc.
Related IssuesMaking 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
ResearchNew 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 ConditionsEnd-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
StatisticsWhat 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
WomenLeading Causes of Death, Females United States, 20 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health
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