Medicine: general issues
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Medicine: general issues
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.
- Format
- 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
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Ethical Issues in Managed Health Care Organizations
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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
€ 17.45
€ 17.45
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
€ 40.76
€ 40.76
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
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
Paperback. Shattering the myths about what's wrong with managed health care, this title explains its origins and identifies its real achievements and shortcomings. It argues that many criticisms of managed care tend to idealize the costly and fragmented insurance system it supplanted, without pinpointing the true inadequacies of today's managed care. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406807
- ISBN
- 9780878406807
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Condition: New
€ 69.95
€ 69.95
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.
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- 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
€ 69.95
€ 69.95
Paperback. Advance directives - such as living wills and health care proxies - are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patients if they become unable to make their own decisions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of advance directives and clear, practical directions for writing and interpreting them. Editor(s): King, Nancy M. P. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406050
- ISBN
- 9780878406050
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Condition: New
€ 70.23
€ 70.23
paperback. Arguing that the state must meet strict conditions to justify interfering in at-risk pregnancies, this book examines the legal and ethical concerns that arise when governments mandate the behavior of pregnant women. It incorporates court decisions, especially cases involving substance abuse. Editor(s): Mathieu, Deborah. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406005
- ISBN
- 9780878406005
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Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Paperback. Focuses on health care in the United States. This title redefines the moral obligations of both physicians and patients, traces the specific effects of these redefined obligations on clinical practice, and explores the implications for patients as individuals and for national health policy. Editor(s): Morreim, E. Haavi. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (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
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405848
- ISBN
- 9780878405848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Paperback. Examining the health care market in a historical framework, this title analyzes the forces and events that have shaped American health care in the twentieth century and sheds light on why and how our health care system has dampened competitive market forces and failed to provide sound value for much of our health care expenditures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405688
- ISBN
- 9780878405688
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Condition: New
€ 70.28
€ 70.28
Paperback. Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone. This book provides an introduction to the key practical, philosophical, and moral issues involved in competence to consent. Editor(s): White, Becky Cox. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405602
- ISBN
- 9780878405602
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Condition: New
€ 70.47
€ 70.47
Paperback. Arguing that health care should be a human right rather than a commodity, this title calls for a social covenant establishing a right to a standard of health care consistent with society's level of resources. By linking rights with limits, it offers a framework for seeking national consensus on a cost-conscious standard of universal medical care. Editor(s): Chapman, Audrey R. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405558
- ISBN
- 9780878405558
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Condition: New
€ 70.67
€ 70.67
Hardback. The biological revolution, with its attendant technological powers to alter nature and human nature, demands fundamental and cautionary reflection on questions of the highest ethical importance. This book explores nine topics ranging from birth and adolescence to aging and death. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405381
- ISBN
- 9780878405381
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Condition: New
€ 70.23
€ 70.23
Hardback. Mental illness is the poor, and somehow "damaged," cousin to physical ailments in the eyes of too many in our society. This title presents a provocative analysis of the mental health care system in the United States, dealing with issues of justice and access to mental health care. Editor(s): Nelson, James Lindemann. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878401451
- ISBN
- 9780878401451
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Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Paperback. Written by a recently recovered CFS sufferer, this book offers comfort, hope and reassurance-exactly what millions of chronic fatigue sufferers long for. It defines what CFS is and offers realistic information on where to get help and what to expect from family, friends, and the business and medical communities. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH; MMF; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878337095
- ISBN
- 9780878337095
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Condition: New
€ 12.89
€ 12.89
Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; LN; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876685747
- ISBN
- 9780876685747
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Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Ness, Shirley A. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: KJ; KNXC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865874855
- ISBN
- 9780865874855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.33
€ 94.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MMGT; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865873933
- ISBN
- 9780865873933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.01
€ 156.01
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
€ 135.13
€ 135.13
Hardback. This text covers all aspects of research into Giardia as an organism and giardiasis the disease. It includes chapters on biochemistry, biology, detection and diagnosis, host-parasite relationships, immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy, legislation and policy, and therapeutics and new drug targets. Editor(s): Olson, B.E.; Olson, M.E.; Wallis, P.M. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: MBN; PSGH; PSGN; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996127
- ISBN
- 9780851996127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.08
€ 287.08