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Horizon. [Series 55, Episode 1], How to die a better death /

How should we approach medical treatment when we're dying? It's a question we all have to face, but avoid talking about. Thanks to advances in modern medicine, doctors are better equipped to fight many life-threatening diseases. Their focus is saving lives. Death is something to battle aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Fong, Kevin, 1971- (Speaker)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects. Life support systems (Critical care) > Moral and ethical aspects. Soins en phase terminale > Aspect moral. Acharnement thérapeutique > Aspect moral. Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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