Biomedical Ethics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780073407456)

This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments, bioethics programs, as well as schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers such provocative topics as biomedical enhancement, clinical trials in developing countries, animal research, physician-assisted suicide, and health care reform. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies.

Author: David DeGrazia,Thomas A. Mappes,Jeffrey Brand- Ballard
ISBN-10: 0073407453
ISBN-13: 9780073407456
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2010
Pages: 752
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.20w x 1.10d