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Ethics and Infectious Disease
Selgelid
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Description for Ethics and Infectious Disease
Paperback. This seminal collection on the ethical issues associated with infectious disease is the first book to correct bioethics' glaring neglect of this subject. Timely in view of public concern about SARS, AIDS, avian flu, bioterrorism and antibiotic resistance. Brings together new and classic papers by prominent figures. Editor(s): Selgelid, Michael; Battin, Margaret P.; Smith, Charles B. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
This seminal collection on the ethical issues associated with infectious disease is the first book to correct bioethics’ glaring neglect of this subject.
This seminal collection on the ethical issues associated with infectious disease is the first book to correct bioethics’ glaring neglect of this subject.
- Timely in view of public concern about SARS, AIDS, avian flu, bioterrorism and antibiotic resistance.
- Brings together new and classic papers by prominent figures.
- Tackles the ethical issues associated with issues such as quarantine, vaccination policy, pandemic planning, biodefense, wildlife disease and health care in developing countries.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405145961
SKU
V9781405145961
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99-50
About Selgelid
Michael J. Selgelid is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) at the Australian National University in Canberra. He was previously the Sesquicentenary Lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Sydney and a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Read more
Reviews for Ethics and Infectious Disease
"Altogether this set of essays would make compelling reading for any public-health practitioner or clinician interested in infectious diseases. I can give it unreserved recommendation.... The authors are to be commended for their attention to this topic and for inviting some of the best minds in bioethics to address some of the most difficult, but neglected, ethical issues in public ... Read more