Concept information
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aging and the life course
death and dying
conceptualizations of death
clinical perspectives on death
Preferred term
medicalization of death and dying
Definition
- Medicalization of the dying is a form of medical treatment that concentrates on reducing the patient's pain and suffering. It does not delay or speed up the progression of death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Medicalization of Death and Dying]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/medicalization_of_death_and_dying
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