A New Issue of Journal of American Medical Association is Now Available

October 30, 2008

JAMA (Volume 300 Number 14, October 8 2008) is now available by subscription only.

Articles Include:

  • “Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment” by Alexi A. Wright, et al., 1665-1673
  • “Disclosing Genetic Research Results After Death of Pediatric Patients” by Adrienne C. Sexton and Syliva A. Metcalfe, 1693-1695
  • “Prenatal Genome Testing Sparks Debate” by Bridget M. Kuehn, 1637-1639
  • “Studies Address Racial and Geographic Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment” by Tracy Hampton, 1641

Book Reviews Include:

  • “The Denial of Aging, Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies” by A. Mark Clarfield, 1701
  • “Beyond the Good Death The Anthropology of Modern Dying” by Michael B. Bevins, 1702
  • “Choosing to Die: Elective Death and Multiculturalism; Medically Assisted Death” by Ernie W.D. Young, 1703-1704
  • “End-of-Life Communication in the ICU: A Global Perspective” by Elaine C. Meyer, 1704-1705
  • “Euthanasia and Law in Europe” by Alan G. Williams, 1706