Palliative Care Ethics
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
221 pages
978-0-19-262633-2 (ISBN)
Description
The expertise of palliative care has recently been extended from the hospice to all areas of medicine. This study examines the ethical problems raised by palliative care. It also challenges some of the accepted doctrines and standard procedures for dealing with the terminally ill.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262633-2 (9780192626332)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Ethics and aims in palliative care; The patient-career relationship; Teamwork; Process of clinical decision-making; Giving information; Confidentiality; Clinical treatment decisions; Other management decisions; Emotional care; Research; Resource allocation.