A History of Palliative Care, 1500-1970

1. Introduction
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Part I. The Early Modern Period (1500–1800)

2. Caring for Terminally Ill Patients
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3. Ethical Challenges
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4. The Experience of Death and Terminal Care in Everyday Life
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Part II. Modern Times (1800–1970)

5. The Rise and Fall of Euthanasia Medica

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6. The Practice of Palliative Treatment
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7. The Doctor as an Emotional and Spiritual Caregiver
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8. The Perspective of Patients
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9. Ethical Controversies
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10. Institutional Care
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11. The Time After 1945
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Part III. Conclusion

12. Continuity and Change
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Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, History of Medicine, Ethics