Death and dying sourcebook basic consumer health information about end-of-life care and related perspectives and ethical issues, including end-of-life symptoms and treatments, pain management, quality-of-life concerns, the use of life support, patients' rights and privacy issues, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, caregiving, organ and tissue donation, autopsies, funeral arrangements, and grief ; along with statistical data, information about the leading causes of death, a glossary, and directories of support groups and other resources /

"Provides basic consumer health information about end-of-life care and related issues. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher.