Values, ethics and health care
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SAGE,
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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 |