Medical Futility: A Cross-National Study - A Cross-National Study

Klappentext Medical futility is a controversial issue not only in its definition but also in its application. There are few books on the subject, and those in existence mostly focus on the situation in the United States. This title, however, provides extensive international perspectives on medical futility. This book will benefit healthcare professionals as well as health policy makers around the world. It allows them to see how different countries approach the issue of medical futility and their experiences in dealing with this issue. The complexity of the issue, and in particular how some countries innovatively address it in an ethically sound manner, is clearly presented.

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• Authors: Alireza Bagheri, Alireza Bagheri, Alireza (Lakehead Univ Bagheri, Alireza (Tehran Univ of Medical Sciences Bagheri, Bagheri Alireza
• Assisted by: Alireza Bagheri (Editor)
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2013
• EAN: 9781848169906
• ISBN: 978-1-84816-990-6
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Terminal Care, Terminal care nursing, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct