Among Friends: Hospice Care for the Person with AIDS

By Robert W. Buckingham

Book Overview

This valuable guide shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them; it offers a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879757590
• ISBN13: 9780879757595
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The best book written on the care of the person with AIDS

Dr. Buckinghams book is truly outstanding. He has started over 35 hospice programs for people with AIDS. He has won the Ivanosky Prize for his work with AIDS patients. This book is a must read for all who care for or are involved with the AIDS world.J. Emery MD

the best book on care for the person with AIDS

this certainly is the best book on care for the person with aids, who is in the final stages of the disease.buckingham is a compassionate writer with focus on the scientific issues as well as the holistic approach to this disease.dr. buckingham is one of the founding fathers of hospice in this country and his work has been utilized and translated in many foreign countries.i strongly reccomend tis book to anyone who is interested in caring for the person with AIDS.