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BOOKS

Beauchamp, Daniel R., Mark B. Evers, Kenneth L. Mattox, Courtney M. Townsend, and David C. Sabiston, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 16th ed. London: W. B. Saunders Co., 2001.

Coberly, Margaret. Sacred Passage: How to Provide Fearless, Compassionate Care for the Dying. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2002.

Heffner, John E., Ira R. Byock, and Lra Byock, eds. Palliative and End-of-Life Pearls. Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus, Inc., 2002.

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth, and David Kessler. Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living. New York: Scribner, 2000.

Soto, Gary. The Afterlife. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Children's Books, 2003.

Staton, Jana, Roger Shuy, and Ira Byock. A Few Months to Live: Different Paths to Life's End Baltimore, MD: Georgetown University Press, 2001.

Sweitzer, Bobbie Jean, ed. Handbook of Preoperative Assessment and Management. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

PERIODICALS

Byock, Ira, and Steven H. Miles. "Hospice Benefits and Phase I Cancer Trials." Annals of Internal Medicine 138, no. 4 (February 2003): 335–337.

Smykowski, L., and W. Rodriguez. "The Post Anesthesia Care Unit Experience: A Family-centered Approach." Journal of Nursing Care Quality 18, no. 1 (January-March 2003): 5–15.

ORGANIZATIONS

American College of Physicians—American Society of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572. Washington Office: 2011 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006-1837. (202) 261-4500 or (800) 338-2746. <http://www.acponline.org>.

Hospice Foundation of America, 2001 S Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009. (800) 854-3402 or (202) 638-5419. Fax: (202) 638-5312. E-mail: jon@hospicefoundation.org. <www.hospicefoundation.org>.

Inter-Institutional Collaborating Network On End-of-life Care (IICN). (415) 863-3045. <http://www.growthhouse.org>.

National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 496-4000. E-mail: NIHInfo@od. nih.gov. <http://www.nih.gov/>.

Promoting Excellence in End of Life Care, RWJ Foundation National Program Office, c/o The Practical Ethics Center, The University of Montana, 1000 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, MT 59812. (406) 243-6601. Fax: (406) 243-6633. E-mail: excell@selway.umt.edu. <http://www.promotingexcellence.org>.

Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies (CPCS), 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20016. (202) 895-2625. Fax: (202) 966-5410. E-mail: info@medicaring.org. <http://www.medicaring.org>.

OTHER

American College of Physicians. "How to Help During the Final Weeks of Life." ACP Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer. [cited March 2, 2003]. <http://www.acponline.org/public/h_care/7-final.htm>.

American College of Physicians. "What to Do Before and After the Moment of Death." ACP Home Care Guide. [cited March 2, 2003]. <http://www.acponline.org/public/h_care/8-moment.htm>.

Byock, Ira, M.D. DyingWell.org. [cited March 2, 2003]. <http://www.dyingwell.org/default.htm>.

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth, and Carol Bilger. On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Family. (Audio Cassette, Abridged edition.) New York: Audio Renaissance, 2000.

Jacqueline N. Martin, M.S. Crystal H. Kaczkowski, M.Sc.

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