Aging: Decisions at the End of Life

Decisions at the End of Life is the last volume in a trilogy on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.

Riassunto

Decisions at the End of Life
is the last volume in a trilogy on
Aging
conceived for the
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the NewMedicine
. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Davi C Thomasma (Editore), S Gauthier et al (Editore), David C Thomasma (Editore), George F. Tomossy (Editore), David N. Weisstub (Editore), David C. Thomasma (Editore), G. F. Tomossy (Editore), S. Gauthier (Editore), D. N. Weisstub (Editore), G.F. Tomossy (Editore)
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 29.06.2009
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781402001826
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-0182-6
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 264 p.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16 x 24 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 576 g
• Serie: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine > 12; Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change; International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine; Aging: Culture, Health, and Social Change; "International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine " > 12
• Categorie: B, aging, Medicine, Medicine: general issues, Bioethics, Ageing, Public International Law, Medical Ethics, Age groups: the elderly, medical law, Age groups: adults, Medical & healthcare law, Medical laws and legislation, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, death;end-of-life decisions;ethics