Now in its second decade in the U.S., hospice has moved from a fringe alternative led by an idealistic group of volunteers and professionals to a mainstream, industry-like approach to the care of the terminally ill. Success has brought uniformity and fiscal constraints, but the commitment to “low-tech, high-touch” care has not changed.
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Claire Tehan (1985) studied this question.