Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine - Softcover

Jonsen, Albert R.; Siegler, Mark; Winslade, William J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071053921 ISBN 13: 9780071053921

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1992

Synopsis

Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine

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From the Back Cover

Make the right choice when facing the ethical issues that arise in clinical practice with this proven, trusted approach

Solve everyday ethical problems with:

The Four Topics Method: An easy approach used to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems in clinical medicine

Numerous concise, illustrative case examples

Current opinion on today's most controversial issues such as physician-assisted death, genetic testing and screening, and stem-celled transplantation

Ethical considerations in research trials, palliative care, and other growing medical areas

Practical coverage of all the important legal issues

One the most-trusted guides to ethical healthcare

About the Author

Albert R. Jonsen, PhD: Professor Emeritus of Ethics in Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Seattle, WA

Mark Siegler, MD: Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine; and Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, IL

William J. Winslade, PhD, JD: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, University of Houston, Health, Law, and Policy Institute, TX

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071053921
• ISBN 13: 9780071053921
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 197