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Children and Health Care
. Ed(S): Kopelman, Loretta M.; Moskop, John C.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kopelman, Loretta M.; Moskop, John C. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
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
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401737418
SKU
V9789401737418
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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