Medical EthicsThis book is a practical introduction to the ethical questions doctors and other health professionals can be expected to encounter in their practice. It is of immediate relevance to health care professionals and to the users of health services. The authors start from the premise that medical ethics are embedded in the dilemmas of everyday practice, and their arguments return repeatedly to specific cases, following critical reflection on their views and the views of others. The book is intended as a basic textbook on medical ethics for any medical curriculum that has ethics as a serious component. |
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... standard of care than we give in a developed country and then seek to benefit from that deprivation . The thought is that the effects of a drug such as Zidovudine seem to be beneficial in certain settings , but a subject in the placebo ...
... standard of care than we give in a developed country and then seek to benefit from that deprivation . The thought is that the effects of a drug such as Zidovudine seem to be beneficial in certain settings , but a subject in the placebo ...
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... standard of care . What is more , the surgeon might also be aware that , in the early stages of development of a new surgical technique , the results might compare very unfavourably to more established methods , even though the long ...
... standard of care . What is more , the surgeon might also be aware that , in the early stages of development of a new surgical technique , the results might compare very unfavourably to more established methods , even though the long ...
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... Standard of Care : the Law of American Bioethics . Oxford University Press , New York . Annas , G. J. ( 1998 ) ' The Prospect of Human Cloning ' , in Humber , J. M. & Almeder , R. F. ( eds ) , Human Cloning , Humana Press , Totowa , New ...
... Standard of Care : the Law of American Bioethics . Oxford University Press , New York . Annas , G. J. ( 1998 ) ' The Prospect of Human Cloning ' , in Humber , J. M. & Almeder , R. F. ( eds ) , Human Cloning , Humana Press , Totowa , New ...
Contents
The Healing Ethos | 20 |
Health Care Ethics in Diverse Cultures | 34 |
The Human Body | 49 |
Copyright | |
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