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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > clinical perspectives on death > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > clinical perspectives on death > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > clinical perspectives on death > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > clinical perspectives on death > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > process of dying > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > process of dying > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > process of dying > medicalization of death and dying
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > process of dying > medicalization of death and dying

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medicalization of death and dying  

Definition

  • Medicalization of the dying is a form of medical treatment that concentrates on reducing the patient's pain and suffering. It does not delay or speed up the progression of death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Medicalization of Death and Dying]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HM3943VS-0

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