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Medical profession
Paperback. Focuses on five general issues of health care for elderly population: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care. Editor(s): Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP31; MBDC; MBP; MJX; MQCL4; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406326
- ISBN
- 9780878406326
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Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive collection of the critical public documents in biomedical ethics. Covering the period from 1947 to 1995, this volume brings together core legislative documents, court briefs, and reports by professional organizations, public bodies, and governments around the world. Editor(s): Jonsen, Albert R.; Veatch, Robert M.; Walters, Leroy. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1203.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406852
- ISBN
- 9780878406852
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Condition: New
€ 79.52
€ 79.52
Paperback. Develops an efficient and flexible model of informed consent that accommodates both clinical realities and legal and ethical imperatives. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 315.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407064
- ISBN
- 9780878407064
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Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Ethical Issues in Managed Health Care Organizations
Woodstock Theological Center Seminars On Busi...
Paperback. A review of the ethical problems that confront many professionals and decision makers in managed care systems. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407286
- ISBN
- 9780878407286
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Condition: New
€ 18.33
€ 18.33
Paperback. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. This title explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407484
- ISBN
- 9780878407484
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Condition: New
€ 75.92
€ 75.92
Paperback. Both communitarianism and casuistry have sought to restore ethics as a practical science - the former by incorporating various traditions into a shared definition of the common good, the latter by considering the circumstances of each situation through critical reasoning. This title analyzes the origins and methods of these two approaches. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407545
- ISBN
- 9780878407545
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Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Paperback. An introduction to bioethics. It examines a comprehensive range of ethical questions and covers such topics as moral decision making, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, life-sustaining technologies, organ transplantation, reproductive technologies, and the allocation of health care resources. Editor(s): Howell, Joseph H.; Sale, William Frederick. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407576
- ISBN
- 9780878407576
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Condition: New
€ 77.73
€ 77.73
Paperback. Examines why physicians are often surprisingly reluctant to follow guidelines for treating patients based on research data. This book assesses the merits of these concerns - which include worries about legal liability, financial incentives, the scientific validity of the data, and the objectivity of the issuer of the guidelines. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407828
- ISBN
- 9780878407828
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Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Hardback. Developments in biotechnology, such as cloning and the decoding of the human genome, are generating questions and choices that traditionally have fallen within the realm of religion and philosophy. This title challenge policymakers to recognize the value of religious views on biotechnology. Editor(s): Hanson, Mark J. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408641
- ISBN
- 9780878408641
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Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. Roman Catholic moral theology is the point of departure for this multifaceted exploration of the challenge of allocating scarce medical resources. This title begins its exploration of discerning moral limits to modern high-technology medicine with a consensus statement born of the conversations among the contributors. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram; Cherry, Mark J.; Engelhardt Jr, H. Tristram. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; KFF; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408825
- ISBN
- 9780878408825
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Condition: New
€ 75.39
€ 75.39
Paperback. For those who undergo it, infertility treatment is costly, time-consuming, invasive, and emotionally and physically arduous, yet technology remains the focus of most public discussion of the topic. This title analyzes the economic, ethical, theological, and political dimensions of assisted reproduction. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408849
- ISBN
- 9780878408849
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Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Providing Health Care in the Context of Language Barriers
. Ed(S): Jacobs, Elizabeth A.; Diamond, Lisa
Hardback. Global migration continues to increase, and with it linguistic diversity. This presents obvious challenges for both healthcare provider and patient, and the chapters in this volume represent international perspectives on language barriers in health care. Solutions and approaches, as well as the importance of local context, are discussed. Editor(s): Jacobs, Elizabeth A.; Diamond, Lisa. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; CFP; JFFN; MBDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783097760
- ISBN
- 9781783097760
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Condition: New
€ 179.05
€ 179.05
Hardback. This book places the patient-centred practices of a single clinic in a national context where ARTs are highly regulated ('Dutch IVF') and examines how this form of medicine co-shapes the experiences, views and decisions of the women and men using these technologies. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFMG; MBDC; MBNH4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332265
- ISBN
- 9781785332265
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Condition: New
€ 183.20
€ 183.20
Paperback. Regulating Creation is a collection of essays featuring contributions by Canadian and international scholars. It offers a variety of perspectives on the role of law in dealing with the legal, ethical, and policy issues surrounding changing reproductive technologies. Editor(s): Lemmens, Trudo; Martin, Andrew Flavell; Milne, Cheryl; Lee, Ian B. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: LNTM; MBDC; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614574
- ISBN
- 9781442614574
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.91
€ 48.99
€ 43.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MBD; MJND; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062130853
- ISBN
- 9780062130853
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.92
€ 20.99
€ 18.92
One More Step: My Story of Living with Cerebral Palsy, Climbing Kilima...
Paddock, Bonner, Bascomb, Neal
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MBD; WSKQ; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062295583
- ISBN
- 9780062295583
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.68
€ 30.99
€ 25.68
The Ethics of New Reproductive Technologies. Cases and Questions.
Dooley, Dolores; Etc.; Dalla-Vorgia, Panagiot...
Hardback. Structured around a variety of guided activities and real-life cases, this text presents an introduction to the ethical implications of new reproductive technologies. Written by a team of European ethicists, lawyers, and clinical practitioners, it addresses such topics as donor insemination, embryo Series: Teaching Ethics: Material for Practioner Education. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815996
- ISBN
- 9781571815996
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Condition: New
€ 163.27
€ 163.27
Paperback. Avoid confusion and misunderstandings with the Spanish Diabetes Phrasebook, offering Spanish translations in a simple, yes/no format for common phrases and questions used by diabetes professionals. From introductions to medical histories, examinations, and follow-up, health professionals can provide quality care by engaging patients directly. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: MBDP; MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 109 x 5. Weight in Grams: 71.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Diabetes Association United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580403337
- ISBN
- 9781580403337
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Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. Examining the tension between incompetent patients' wishes and their interests as well as other challenges to advance directives, this title offers a comprehensive argument for favoring advance instructions during the dying process. It presents and develops a theory of prospective autonomy that recasts and strengthens patient and family control. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010291
- ISBN
- 9781589010291
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Condition: New
€ 74.73
€ 74.73
Hardback. Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? This book explores how medicine and ethics accommodate differing cultural and racial norms, suggesting profound implications for growing minority groups in the United States. Editor(s): Prograis, Lawrence J., Jr.; Pellegrino, Edmund D. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011632
- ISBN
- 9781589011632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.86
€ 120.86