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Dying Alone

Published February 20, 2008 at 5:00 AM PST

Patricia Gurney, Respite Care Mgr, Catholic Charities

Michael Murphy, Coroner, Clark County

Prof Nancy Hodgson, nursing, Thomas Jefferson U

... on the challenges of finding the cause of death for the estimated 1,000 Clark County residents who died alone in their homes last year from natural causes.

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  • Catholic Charities of Southern NV
  • Clark County Coroner

  • US Dept of Justice: Unidentified bodies Musical Interlude

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