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Changing Values in Medical and Health Care Decision Making
Jensen
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Description for Changing Values in Medical and Health Care Decision Making
Paperback. Papers presented at the second conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care. Topics addressed include resource allocation, medical malpractice, changes in clinical practice, the effects of social change and the place of values in health care. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
This work charts the progress of changing values in medical and healthcare decision-making, particularly as a result of economic pressures, and the role of clinical ethics in determining what courses of action and treatment medical and healthcare professionals should pursue. It evaluates the concepts involved in ethical decision-making, such as risk and need, and whose values are relevant to which decisions and looks at the changing emphasis of medicine and the relevance of value judgments in clinical decisions. This stimulating work incorporates a number of different perspectives, disciplines, cultures and nationalities to provide a multi-disciplinary, international approach. In addition to ... Read more
This work charts the progress of changing values in medical and healthcare decision-making, particularly as a result of economic pressures, and the role of clinical ethics in determining what courses of action and treatment medical and healthcare professionals should pursue. It evaluates the concepts involved in ethical decision-making, such as risk and need, and whose values are relevant to which decisions and looks at the changing emphasis of medicine and the relevance of value judgments in clinical decisions. This stimulating work incorporates a number of different perspectives, disciplines, cultures and nationalities to provide a multi-disciplinary, international approach. In addition to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471926344
SKU
V9780471926344
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99-50
About Jensen
Uffe Juul Jensen is the editor of Changing Values in Medical and Healthcare Decision-Making, published by Wiley. Gavin Mooney is the editor of Changing Values in Medical and Healthcare Decision-Making, published by Wiley.
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