TY  - BOOK
AU  - McNamara,Beverley
TI  - Fragile lives: death, dying and care 
SN  - 0335208991
U1  - 306.9 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Buckingham
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - Death
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Terminal care
KW  - Terminally ill
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; 1; Life in the face of death --; 2; Thoughts about facing death --; 3; The cancer story --; 4; Constructions of a good death --; 5; How we die: The uncertain worlds of terminally ill people --; 6; Medicine's affair with death --; 7; Speaking the 'truth' about dying --; 8; Patient autonomy and professional control --; 9; The rewards and costs of caring --; 10; Palliation: Masking pain or masking death? --; Methodological Appendix --; References --; Index
ER  -