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Medical ethics and the elderly : practical guide / edited by G.S. Rai.
- Title
- Medical ethics and the elderly : practical guide / edited by G.S. Rai.
- Publication
- Australia : Harwood academic publishers, c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | R724 .M23 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rai, G. S. (Gurcharan Singh)
- Description
- x, 121 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Geriatrics
- Older people > Medical care > Moral and ethical aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Morals
- Medical ethics > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Right to Die
- Ethics, Medical
- Right to die > Moral and ethical aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Geriatrics > Moral and ethical aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Handbook
- Genre/Form
- Handbook.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Principles of medical ethics / K.K. Porter and G.S. Rai -- Determining mental capacity and competence / S. Luttrell -- Informed consent / M.J. Vernon -- Advanced directive / O.H.D. Portsmouth -- Decisions on life-sustaining therapy : Nutrition and fluid / M.J. Vernon -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / G.S. Rai -- Achieving a good death / N. Coni -- The use of restraints / N. Coni -- Ethical issues in dementia / G.S. Rai and I. Blackman -- Ethical issues in stroke management / D. Sulch and L. Kalra -- Quality of life in health care decisions / A. Bowling -- Ethical issues and expediture on health and social care / S. Luttrell.
- ISBN
- 9057024020
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries