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Hardback. The Inheritable Modification Matrix is the culmination of Marilyn Coors' examination of ethics, religion and science in the context of human genetic modification. It aims to guide moral deliberations concerning the benefits and harms involved, and proposes an ethical boundary for this technology. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742514003
ISBN
9780742514003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.31

Paperback. Lantos uses these literary examples to further illustrate the ambiguities, misunderstandings, responsibilities, and evasions that plague our decisions regarding life and death, medical care and medical education, and ultimately the cost and value of preserving the lives of the most vulnerable among us. Series: Medicine and Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJWN; MMKL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887703
ISBN
9780801887703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.63

hardcover. Lantos uses these literary examples to further illustrate the ambiguities, misunderstandings, responsibilities, and evasions that plague our decisions regarding life and death, medical care and medical education, and ultimately the cost and value of preserving the lives of the most vulnerable among us. Series: Medicine and Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJWN; MMKL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867620
ISBN
9780801867620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.33

Hardback. Are you alive? Most people believe that some law defines our status as living (or not) for all purposes. But Foley shows that "not being dead" isn't necessarily the same as being alive, in the eyes of the law. The need for more organ transplants and conservation of health care resources is exerting pressure to expand the legal definition of death. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: LNTJ; LNTM; MBDC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051041
ISBN
9780674051041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Learn how to place communication and participation at the heart of evidence-based healthcare The Knowledgeable Patient: Communication and Participation in Health sits at the forefront of the challenging, changing 21st century landscape. Series: CBS-Cochrane Book Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337174
ISBN
9781444337174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Hardback. A frank portrayal of the medical care of dying people past and present, The Inevitable Hour helps to explain why a movement to restore dignity to the dying arose in the early 1970s and why its goals have been so difficult to achieve. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409191
ISBN
9781421409191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. A frank portrayal of the medical care of dying people past and present, The Inevitable Hour helps to explain why a movement to restore dignity to the dying arose in the early 1970s and why its goals have been so difficult to achieve. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBZ; LNTJ; MBDC; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422763
ISBN
9781421422763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.07

Hardback. Highlights the importance of trust in physician-patient relationships. This book is of interest to moral philosophers, physicians, religious ethicists, and theologians. It is also suitable for use as a textbook and as supplementary reading in graduate courses in philosophy of medicine, theological ethics, and medical ethics. Series: Theology and Medicine. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792331445
ISBN
9780792331445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardback. This landmark volume describes experiments and environmental releases carried out or funded by U.S. government agencies in which people were exposed to radiation, usually in low doses, without their knowledge. It provides a historical review of government standards for human experiments, examines current ethics policies, and recommends changes. Editor(s): Advisory Committee On Human Radiation Experiments. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3figs. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBGR; MBNH2; MMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195107920
ISBN
9780195107920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

Hardback. Improving human characteristics goes beyond compensating for an impairment. This book explores the rich and complex relationship between enhancement and impairment, showing that the study of disability offers new ways of thinking about the social and ethical implications of improving the human condition. Editor(s): Eilers, Miriam; Gruber, Katrin; Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (University of Basel). Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405524
ISBN
9781137405524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardback. In this volume some of the world's authorities on embryology trace the tradition of enquiry over two and a half thousand years. The answers given in related cultures reflected the purposes to be served at different times, in medical practice, penitential discipline, canon law, common law, human feeling. Editor(s): Dunstan, G. R. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893404
ISBN
9780859893404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.79

paperback. Illuminates issues in medical ethics revolving around the complex bond between healer and patient, focusing on friendship and other important values in the healing relationship. This book explores the role of the health professional, the moral basis of health care, and greater emphasis on the humanities in medical education. Editor(s): Thomasma, David C.; Kissell, Judith Lee. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408108
ISBN
9780878408108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.80

Hardback. Fifteen healthcare ethicists hammer out a standard concerning the practice of medical ethics consultation. They discuss issues such as who should be considered healthcare ethics consultants, whom they should advise, and what should be their responsibility and training. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032781
ISBN
9780896032781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback. Stanley Hauerwas is one of the most widely read and oft-cited theologians writing today. A prolific lecturer and author, he has been at the forefront of key developments in contemporary theology, ranging from narrative theology to the "recovery of virtue." This book represents all the different periods and phases of Hauerwas' work. Editor(s): Cartwright, Michael; Berkman, John. Num Pages: 752 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st edition, paperback issue,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326915
ISBN
9780822326915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Rev. ed. of: Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying / by the Hastings Center. c1987. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC; MMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199974559
ISBN
9780199974559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.32

Paperback. The ultimate real-life guide for your first year on the wards, the Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors, helps tackle the emotional, intellectual and physical demands of being a new doctor and allays common insecurities, such as identifying potentially serious conditions, and avoiding clumsiness when peforming practical procedures. Series: Hands-on Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 122 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334661
ISBN
9781444334661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807035047
ISBN
9780807035047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. Asks basic questions about the purposes and ends of medicine and shows that the answers have practical implications for health care delivery, medical research, and the education of medical students. This book touches on a range of diverse issues such as genetic technology, Chinese medicine, care of the elderly, and prevention and public health. Editor(s): Hanson, Mark J.; Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408450
ISBN
9780878408450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Hardback. In this book Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany today - takes up the question of genetic engineering and its ethical implications and subjects it to careful philosophical scrutiny. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629865
ISBN
9780745629865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37

Paperback. Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629872
ISBN
9780745629872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

paperback. A collection of articles, essays, speeches and testimony, chronicling the start of America's national debate on genetics. It begins with selections from Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, then looks to the future, moving on to the questions surrounding the debate over human cloning and stem cells. Editor(s): Kristol, William; Cohen, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521964
ISBN
9780742521964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521957
ISBN
9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.89
€ 84.99

Hardback. An examination of the morality surrounding the issue of diagnosis and treatment of illness in utero. In this text, the author also critically analyses writings over the past 20 years by ten North American theologians on moral dilemmas in prenatal diagnosis. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; MBDC; MJTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819197801
ISBN
9780819197801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardback. This inter-disciplinary volume blends research from embryology, genetics, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history. In so doing, it constructs a thorough picture of the procedures emerging from today's reproductive developments, including a rigorous ethical argumentation concerning the possible advantages & risks related to the new eugenics. Editor(s): MacKellar, Calum; Bechtel, Christopher. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782381204
ISBN
9781782381204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

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