Values, ethics and health care

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duncan Peter
Published: SAGE,
Publisher Address: Los Angeles, Calif. London
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: ix, 157 p.: ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9781412923514 (hbk.)
1412923514 (hbk.)
9781412923521 (pbk.)
1412923522 (pbk.)
Index Number: R
CLC: R-052
Call Number: R-052/D912
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Health care: why should we be concerned about values and ethics? -- Values, health and health care -- Values and ethics in health care: historical perspectives -- Ethical thinking: obligations and consequences -- Ethical thinking: the four principles of health care ethics -- Ethics from the 'outside in' or the 'inside out'? -- Codes of conduct and 'virtuous lives' -- The welfare of the individual: health care, autonomy and informed consent -- The welfare of the public: justice, resources and health policy -- Health care research: questions of values and ethics -- Frameworks for further think