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Death Is That Man Taking Names: Intersections of American Medicine, Law,and Culture

David Barnard
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 2004) 29 (1): 147–153.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-29-1-147
Published: 01 February 2004
...David Barnard Robert A. Burt. Death Is That Man Taking Names: Intersections of American Medicine, Law, and Culture. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 221 pp. $29.95 cloth. © 2004 by Duke University Press 2004 Burt, Robert A. 1979 . Taking Care of Strangers: The Rule...
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Mental Competence and End-of-Life Decision Making: Death Row Volunteering and Euthanasia

C. Lee Harrington
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 December 2004) 29 (6): 1109–1152.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-29-6-1109
Published: 01 December 2004
...C. Lee Harrington This article reports on a qualitative study of defense attorneys'perceptions of the mental competence or rationality of death row inmates'decisions to waive habeas appeals and proceed directly to execution. Interviews were conducted with twenty attorneys who have either directly...
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Matters of Life and Death: Risks Vs. Benefits of Medical Care

Deborah A. Stone
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 August 1986) 10 (4): 777–780.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-10-4-777
Published: 01 August 1986
...Deborah A. Stone Eugene D. Robin, M.D., Matters of Life and Death: Risks vs. Benefits of Medical Care (New York: W. H. Freeman, 1984), 205 pp., $21.95 hardcover, $11.95 paperback Copyright © 1986 by Duke University Press 1986 Book Reviews 777...
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Redefining Death

Bethany J. Spielman
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 August 1987) 12 (4): 826–829.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-12-4-826
Published: 01 August 1987
...Bethany J. Spielman Karen Grandstand Gervais, Redefining Death (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986), 231 pp. Copyright © 1987 by Duke University Press 1987 826 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law The final section of the book is called “Domestic Tranquility and the...
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Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR

Robert Zussman
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 April 2001) 26 (2): 467–472.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-26-2-467
Published: 01 April 2001
...Robert Zussman Stefan Timmermans. Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1999. 256 pp. $59.50 cloth; $22.95 paper. © 2001 by Duke University Press 2001 JHPPL 26.2-16 Books 3/22/01 4:02 PM Page 457...
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Promoting a “Good Death”: Determinants of Pain-Management Policies in the United States

Sara L. Imhof, Brian Kaskie
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 October 2008) 33 (5): 907–941.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-2008-024
Published: 01 October 2008
...Sara L. Imhof; Brian Kaskie Many Americans do not experience a good death. The inadequate treatment of pain at the end of life has been associated with a lack of supportive public policies more than a lack of evidence-based clinical practices or organizational efforts. Given a widespread lack of...
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The Death of Managed Care: A Regulatory Autopsy

Mark A. Hall
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 June 2005) 30 (3): 427–452.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-30-3-427
Published: 01 June 2005
... Laws on Physician Satisfaction . Unpublished manuscript. Studdert, D. M., and C. R. Gresenz. 2003 . Enrollee Appeals of Preservice Coverage Denials at Two Health Maintenance Organizations. Journal of the American Medical Association 289 : 867 -870. Swartz, Katherine. 1999 . The Death of...
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Prometheus Revisited: Popular Myths, Medical Realities, and Legislative Actions concerning Death

Carla Dowben
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 April 1980) 5 (2): 250–276.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-5-2-250
Published: 01 April 1980
...Carla Dowben Natural Death Acts have been enacted in eight states in an effort to permit terminally ill patients an opportunity to refuse extraordinary therapeutic measures. In part, these laws reflect fear of a painful, lingering terminal illness which actually occurs in a very small minority of...
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The Life and Death of a Field Experiment: A Case Study of Health Care Research in a Hostile Environment

Charles E. Yesalis, III, Gary S. Levitz
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 August 1985) 9 (4): 611–628.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-9-4-611
Published: 01 August 1985
... status quo. Copyright © 1985 by the Department of Health Administration, Duke University Press 1985 The Life and Death of a Field Experiment: A Case Study of Health Care Research in a Hostile Environment Charles E. Yesulis 111 and Guy S. Levitz, University of Iowa...
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How We Live: An Economic Perspective on Americans from Birth to Death

John M. Owen, James W. Vaupel
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 August 1985) 9 (4): 725–726.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-9-4-725
Published: 01 August 1985
...John M. Owen; James W. Vaupel Victor R. Fuchs, How We Live: An Economic Perspective on Americans from Birth to Death (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), 293 pp., $17.50 Copyright © 1985 by the Department of Health Administration, Duke University Press 1985...
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The Death of Managed Care as We Know It

Katherine Swartz
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 October 1999) 24 (5): 1201–1205.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-24-5-1201
Published: 01 October 1999
...Katherine Swartz Copyright © 1999 by Duke University Press 1999 The Death of Managed Care as We Know It Katherine Swartz Harvard School of Public Health On...
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Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning

David Stradling
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 April 2002) 27 (2): 325–328.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-27-2-325
Published: 01 April 2002
...David Stradling Christian Warren. Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. 362 pp. $45.00 cloth. © 2002 by Duke University Press 2002 Hamilton, Alice. 1943 . Exploring the Dangerous Trades: The Autobiography of...
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Drawing the Line: Life, Death, and Ethical Choices in an American Hospital

Joseph J. Fins
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 August 1994) 19 (4): 906–908.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-19-4-906
Published: 01 August 1994
...Joseph J. Fins Samuel Gorovitz. Drawing the Line: Life, Death, and Ethical Choices in an American Hospital . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1993. 195 pp. $14.95, paper. Copyright © 1994 by Duke University Press 1994 906 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Samuel...
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Death Takes No Holiday

Daniel Sarewitz
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 October 2000) 25 (5): 988–991.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-25-5-988
Published: 01 October 2000
..., Policy and Law Review Essay Death Takes No Holiday Daniel Callahan, False Hopes: Why America’s Quest for Perfect Health Is a Recipe for Failure. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. 330 pp. $24.00 cloth; $17.00 paper. Robert Pollack, The Missing...
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On Death, Dying, and Terminality: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow

Thomas Halper
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 1979) 4 (1): 11–29.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-4-1-11
Published: 01 February 1979
...Thomas Halper Not long ago, America viewed death and dying with a familiar fear and hostility. But today the subject has become fashionable, part of the transient pop culture, and as a consequence, trivialized and sentimentalized. When lifespans were shorter, deaths quicker, and man felt helpless...
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Death: The Psychotherapeutic Cure for Cancer

Reuben Bitensky
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 1979) 4 (1): 5–10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-4-1-5
Published: 01 February 1979
...Reuben Bitensky Copyright © 1979 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1979 Guest Editorial Death: The Psychotherapeutic Cure for Cancer Reuben Bitensky, Syracuse University The confusion that has been engendered by the Laetrile controversy...
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Beyond Obamacare: Life, Death, and Social Policy

David K. Jones, Paula S. Atkeson
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 February 2019) 44 (1): 165–168.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-7206791
Published: 01 February 2019
...David K. Jones; Paula S. Atkeson James S. House . Beyond Obamacare: Life, Death, and Social Policy . New York : Russell Sage Foundation , 2015 . xxiii + 234 pp. $35.00 paperback. Copyright © 2019 by Duke University Press 2019 Health reform has been one of the most prominent...
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Performance-Based Regulation: Enterprise Responsibility for Reducing Death, Injury, and Disease Caused by Consumer Products

Stephen D. Sugarman
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 December 2009) 34 (6): 1035–1077.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-2009-035
Published: 01 December 2009
...Stephen D. Sugarman This article offers a bold new idea for confronting the staggering level of death, injury, and disease caused by five consumer products: cigarettes, alcohol, guns, junk food, and motor vehicles. Business leaders try to frame these negative outcomes as “collateral damage” that is...
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The Remarkable Staying Power of “Death Panels”

David M. Frankford
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (1 October 2015) 40 (5): 1087–1101.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-3161212
Published: 01 October 2015
...David M. Frankford Abstract Sarah Palin's phrase “death panels” derailed proposed provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay physicians for end-of-life discussions with patients, a policy designed to make dying more humane, something all Americans desire. Even now, “death panels” has truth...
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Respiratory Tuberculosis: Mean Annual <b>Death</b> Rates (Standardized to 1901 Pop...

Respiratory Tuberculosis: Mean Annual Death Rates (Standardized to 1901 Pop...

in Social Determinants and Disparities in Health: Their Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ultimate Triumph(?) in Health Policy > Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Published: 01 August 2016
Figure 3 Respiratory Tuberculosis: Mean Annual Death Rates (Standardized to 1901 Population) in England and Wales Source : McKeown 1988 Figure 3. Respiratory Tuberculosis: Mean Annual Death Rates (Standardized to 1901 Population) in England and Wales. / Source: McKeown 1988 More