National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is a nonprofit organization[1] based in the Alexandria, Virginia. It focuses on issues relating to hospice and palliative care. Its philosophy statement on hospice is that it "affirms life and neither hastens nor postpones death."[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Hospice sites extend a comforting hand" Larkin, Marilynn. The Lancet 356. 9241 (Nov 4, 2000): 1617.
  2. ^ "When to choose hospice: More patients are turning to this end-of-life care. Here's what you need to know." Aschwanden, Christie. Chicago Tribune 21 Feb 2010.

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