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Published on: August 5, 2020
The Hidden Curriculum Of Hospice: Die Fast, Not Slow
1Krista Lyn Harrison (krista.harrison@ucsf.edu) is an assistant professor of geriatrics and health policy at the University of California San Francisco, in San Francisco, California. The author acknowledges the family, friends, and colleagues who supported her family through this time, as well as those who provided feedback on early drafts of the manuscript. The author especially thanks her mother, Nancy Scott Hardaway, and stepfather, Edwin Lawrence Peterson, who allowed her to share their story.
Abstract:
Hospice provides palliative care at the end of life, but the model fails when patients die more slowly than expected.
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