Choosing Medical Care in Old Age: What Kind, How Much, When to Stop

by Muriel R. Gillick

Book Overview

You are old, ill, in pain, and your doctor asks you what you want to do about it. You may be uncertain but you're definitely not alone. By the year 2020, some 50 million Americans will be over sixty-five, and as the nation ages we must all ask what we ought to do about the health and medical care of our elderly. Our response will have profound consequences, not just for individuals and families, but for society as a whole. This book helps us start...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674128133
• ISBN13: 9780674128132
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"