Thanatology: a new clinical specialty to help confront death.

S. Boyarsky; Carol S North; R. E. Boyarsky

Thanatology: a new clinical specialty to help confront death.

S. Boyarsky, Carol S North, R. E. Boyarsky

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Abstract

The complexities, widespread ramifications and uncertainties surrounding decisions dealing with the process of dying call for a specialty of clinical thanatology. The need for such a specialty grows out of medical technological progress, which has permitted the prolongation of life without parallel guidelines for its termination. The further functions and roles of a thanatologist would evolve with the passage of time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	95-97
Number of pages	3
Journal	Missouri medicine
Volume	89
Issue number	2
State	Published - Feb 1992

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