Medical Ethics and the Elderly: practical guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789057024023)

This concise, introductory handbook discusses the basic principles of medical ethics, and includes practical, realistic guidance on how to evaluate and manage common ethical problems, focusing on the care of elderly patients Typical scenarios faced in clinical practice, such as issues of mental capacity and consent, resuscitation, near death decisions, quality of life, and health care expenditure, are discussed

Author: Gurcharan S. Rai
ISBN-10: 9057024020
ISBN-13: 9789057024023
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/25/1999
Pages: 132
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d