| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 403 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The kindness of strangers: behind the scenes at the modern hospital -- Phantoms at the bedside -- Who gets to decide?: understanding informed consent -- Facts, opinions, values and the circles of consent -- Reinventing death -- Seniors and the right to take risks -- Different places, different rules -- Innocents lost: deciding for newborns -- Choosing for our children -- Treating our teens -- Who gets the kidneys?: when there's not enough health for everybody -- An ounce of prevention: good planning for bad times. |
| Subject |
Medical ethics -- Case studies.
|
|
Ethics, Medical.
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| Added Author |
Nimmons, David.
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| ISBN |
0517583992: $20.00 |
|
9780517583999 |
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