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Title Page
Gerontologist 2002 42: 1-2. [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Ann Knebel and Kathleen Coen Buckwalter

Preface
Gerontologist 2002 42: 4-10. [Full Text]  

Jeanie Kayser-Jones

The Experience of Dying: An Ethnographic Nursing Home Study
Gerontologist 2002 42: 11-19. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harold G. Koenig

A Commentary: The Role of Religion and Spirituality at the End of Life
Gerontologist 2002 42: 20-23. [Full Text]  

Daniel P. Sulmasy

A Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model for the Care of Patients at the End of Life
Gerontologist 2002 42: 24-33. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sharon R. Kaufman

A Commentary: Hospital Experience and Meaning at the End of Life
Gerontologist 2002 42: 34-39. [Full Text]  

Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin and Haiden Huskamp

What Is Known About the Economics of End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries?
Gerontologist 2002 42: 40-48. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Berger, Donna Pereira, Karen Baker, Ann O'Mara, and Jacques Bolle

A Commentary: Social and Cultural Determinants of End-of-Life Care for Elderly Persons
Gerontologist 2002 42: 49-53. [Full Text]  

Mathy Mezey, Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Ethel Mitty, and Abraham Aizer Brody

What Impact Do Setting and Transitions Have on the Quality of Life at the End of Life and the Quality of the Dying Process?
Gerontologist 2002 42: 54-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joanne Lynn

A Commentary: Where to Live While Dying
Gerontologist 2002 42: 68-70. [Full Text]  

Virginia P. Tilden, Susan Tolle, Linda Drach, and Susan Hickman

Measurement of Quality of Care and Quality of Life at the End of Life
Gerontologist 2002 42: 71-80. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shekhar Saxena, Kathryn O'Connell, and Lynn Underwood

A Commentary: Cross-Cultural Quality-of-Life Assessment at the End of Life
Gerontologist 2002 42: 81-85. [Full Text]  

Linda K. George

Research Design in End-of-Life Research: State of Science
Gerontologist 2002 42: 86-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sharon L. Tennstedt

Commentary on "Research Design in End-of-Life Research: State of Science"
Gerontologist 2002 42: 99-103. [Full Text]  

Etienne J. Phipps

What's End of Life Got to Do With It? Research Ethics With Populations at Life's End
Gerontologist 2002 42: 104-108. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William E. Haley

A Commentary—Institutional Review Board Approval and Beyond: Proactive Steps to Improve Ethics and Quality in End-of-Life Research
Gerontologist 2002 42: 109-113. [Full Text]  

Theresa S. Drought and Barbara A. Koenig

"Choice" in End-of-Life Decision Making: Researching Fact or Fiction?
Gerontologist 2002 42: 114-128. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel Callahan

A Commentary—Putting Autonomy in Its Place: Developing Effective Guidelines
Gerontologist 2002 42: 129-131. [Full Text]  

APPENDICES:

Appendices
Gerontologist 2002 42: 132-134. [PDF]  

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