Review article

Dying and losses in old age

Dušan Milinković ; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Population aging process rapidly reaches developing countries so that problems of living and dying in old age are becoming global. Most people used to die in their family environment, but nowdays people are dying in some institution or alone in their homes. Therefore questions of dignity of human life and death arose. In this article are described recent movements which aim to give proper support to dying person and to develop a conditions needed for decent good buy to family and friends.

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Hrčak ID:

198129

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/198129

Publication date:

9.12.1995.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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