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Children and Health Care
. Ed(S): Kopelman, Loretta M.; Moskop, John C.
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Description for Children and Health Care
Hardback. Editor(s): Kopelman, Loretta M.; Moskop, John C. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
Before a separate Department of Medical Humanities was formed, the editors of this volume were faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics at our medical school. Colleagues daily spoke of the moral and social problems of children's health care. Our offices were near the examining rooms where children had their bone-marrow procedures done. Since this is a painful test, we often heard them cry. The hospital floor where the sickest children stayed was also nearby. The physicians, nurses, and social workers believed that children's health care needs were not being met and that more could and should be done. Fewer ... Read more
Before a separate Department of Medical Humanities was formed, the editors of this volume were faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics at our medical school. Colleagues daily spoke of the moral and social problems of children's health care. Our offices were near the examining rooms where children had their bone-marrow procedures done. Since this is a painful test, we often heard them cry. The hospital floor where the sickest children stayed was also nearby. The physicians, nurses, and social workers believed that children's health care needs were not being met and that more could and should be done. Fewer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9781556080784
SKU
V9781556080784
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Reviews for Children and Health Care
`This book is essential reading for all pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students, since it will give them an insight into where pediatrics has come from, and where it is going.' I. Porter, The Journal of Pediatrics, May 1990, 116:5 `I wish all pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical ... Read more