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Medical Ethics

A Case-Based Approach

  • 1st Edition - November 18, 2002
  • Authors: Lisa Schwartz, Paul Preece, Rob Hendry
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 5 4 3 - 3

Medical ethics is a topic of increased importance in the new undergraduate curriculum and this textbook willprovide the only resource published in the UK which is aimed… Read more

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Medical ethics is a topic of increased importance in the new undergraduate curriculum and this textbook willprovide the only resource published in the UK which is aimed specifically at medical students, rather than experienced practitioners. Realistic case studies introduce the discussion in each chapter - highly suitable for case based courses - while there ispractical coverage of all the issues likely to be of concern to students during their medical careers. This includes informed consent and refusal of treatment, confidentiality, euthanasia, advanced directives, negligence and malpractice, the new genetics, abortion and the rationing of health care.