Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases and concepts / Raymond J. Devettere.

Author
Devettere, Raymond J. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
3rd ed.
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2010], ©2010.
Description
xviii, 510 pages ; 26 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    Contents
    • What is ethics?
    • Prudence and living a good life
    • The language of health care ethics
    • Making health care decisions
    • Deciding for others
    • Determining life and death
    • Life-sustaining treatments
    • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
    • Medical nutrition and hydration
    • Reproductive issues
    • Prenatal life
    • Infants and children
    • Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
    • Medical research
    • Transplantation
    • Medical genetics
    • Social and political issues.
    ISBN
    • 9781589012516 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • 1589012518 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2009009046
    OCLC
    314597130
    RCP
    C - O
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