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Ethics for International Medicine
Anji E. Wall
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Description for Ethics for International Medicine
Paperback. A handy guide to identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues that arise in international medicine Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 299.
In recent years, international medicine has become a growth industry. International aid organizations, religious organizations, and medical schools all provide opportunities for health care workers to travel to developing countries to provide needed medical care to the world's poorest citizens. Ethics for International Medicine explores the many challenges faced by these medical aid workers from the West: They serve in settings with limited medical supplies, facilities, and personnel. Their patients speak different languages, have different cultures, and may even have different interpretations of disease. With limited time in which to provide medical care to hundreds of people or ... Read more
In recent years, international medicine has become a growth industry. International aid organizations, religious organizations, and medical schools all provide opportunities for health care workers to travel to developing countries to provide needed medical care to the world's poorest citizens. Ethics for International Medicine explores the many challenges faced by these medical aid workers from the West: They serve in settings with limited medical supplies, facilities, and personnel. Their patients speak different languages, have different cultures, and may even have different interpretations of disease. With limited time in which to provide medical care to hundreds of people or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611682106
SKU
V9781611682106
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99-15
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