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Main description:
The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the 'consensus agreement'. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues.
Contents:
Part 1: Ethical and legal background: Reasoning about ethics. Ethics and legal background. Three core concepts in medical ethics - best interests, autonomy and rights. An introduction to law. Doctors, patients and professions.
Part 2. Specific topics. Consent. Confidentiality. Genetics. Reproductive medicine. Children. Mental disorder. End of life. Resource allocation. Research. Disease, disability and human enhancement.
Useful web resources in medical ethics and law.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone)
Publication date: February, 2008
Pages: 294
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Ethics