Biomedical ethics

This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts...

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Other Authors: Thomas A. Mappes; David DeGrazia
Language:Undetermined
English
Published: Boston McGraw-Hill 2006
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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Summary:This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts of interest in medicine, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, and the rationing of health care. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies
Physical Description:xviii, 723 p.
23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0072976446
9780072976441