Biomedical ethicsThis 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. |
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Contents
THE PHYSICIANPATIENT RELATIONSHIP | 59 |
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs American Medical Association | 71 |
Terrence F Ackerman Why Doctors Should Intervene | 85 |
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References to this book
Bioética: estudios de bioética racional Marciano Vidal,Marciano Vidal García No preview available - 1998 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Biomedical ethics Biomedical Ethics |
| Authors | Thomas A. Mappes, David DeGrazia |
| Editors | Thomas A. Mappes, David DeGrazia |
| Edition | 6, revised, annotated |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jul 30, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0072976446, 9780072976441 |
| Length | 723 pages |
| Subjects | › Bioethics Ethics, Medical Medical / Ethics Medical ethics Religion / Ethics Religion / General |
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