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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > process of dying > history of hospices
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > process of dying > history of hospices
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > process of dying > history of hospices
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > process of dying > history of hospices

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history of hospices  

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  • Caring for the dying has been a human responsibility throughout recorded history. The word “hospice” comes from medieval institutions that offered practical and spiritual assistance to pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Hospice, History Of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PP29C6SW-B

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