Given the inevitability and importance of death, it may seem obvious that we, as individuals
and societies, should all be planning for it. However, a laissez-faire approach is
all too common. If this approach made no difference, or improved the outcome, such
blithe nonchalance could be justified. But the end result is, all too often, death
in an institutional setting.
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Published online: November 26, 2009
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