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Ethics and the kidney / Norman Levinsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: 272p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780192631596 (hbk.) :
  • 0192631594 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.25 21
LOC classification:
  • R724
NLM classification:
  • WJ 21
Contents:
Historical perspective / Richard A. Rettig -- Ethical theory and principles / Ronald Baker Miller -- Key legal issues / Bernard M. Dickens -- Must (should) all ESRD patients be treated? / Eli A. Friedman -- Equity and patient autonomy in dialysis / Norman G. Levinsky -- End of life care in dialysis / Kerry W. Bowman and Peter A. Singer -- Acquisition of kidneys for transplantation / Raymond Hoffenberg -- Xenotransplantation : an ethical dilemma / Norman G. Levinsky -- Allocation of kidneys for transplantation / Robert A. Sells -- Genetics : ethical issues in kidney disease / Rita Kielstein and Hans-Martin Sass -- Special issues in the care of children / Howard Trachtman ... [et al.] -- Societal allocation of resources for patients with ESRD / Daniel Callahan -- Economic issues in nephrology practice : ethical dilemmas / William M. Bennett -- Japan / Atsushi Asai ... [et al.] -- China / Lei-Shi Li and Xiao-Dan Yao -- India / Vivekanand Jha and Kirpal S. Chugh -- Africa / Sarala Naicker.
Summary: This text aims to provide a comprehensive review of ethical issues in clinical nephrology. It examines the historical perspective, followed by a consideration of legal issues. Specific ethical issues in nephrology are discussed in detail.
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2 Week Loan Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Open Shelves W 174.2 LEVI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0008615030
4 Week Loan St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny Letterkenny University Hospital Library RC918.R4E74 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B00009
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical perspective / Richard A. Rettig -- Ethical theory and principles / Ronald Baker Miller -- Key legal issues / Bernard M. Dickens -- Must (should) all ESRD patients be treated? / Eli A. Friedman -- Equity and patient autonomy in dialysis / Norman G. Levinsky -- End of life care in dialysis / Kerry W. Bowman and Peter A. Singer -- Acquisition of kidneys for transplantation / Raymond Hoffenberg -- Xenotransplantation : an ethical dilemma / Norman G. Levinsky -- Allocation of kidneys for transplantation / Robert A. Sells -- Genetics : ethical issues in kidney disease / Rita Kielstein and Hans-Martin Sass -- Special issues in the care of children / Howard Trachtman ... [et al.] -- Societal allocation of resources for patients with ESRD / Daniel Callahan -- Economic issues in nephrology practice : ethical dilemmas / William M. Bennett -- Japan / Atsushi Asai ... [et al.] -- China / Lei-Shi Li and Xiao-Dan Yao -- India / Vivekanand Jha and Kirpal S. Chugh -- Africa / Sarala Naicker.

This text aims to provide a comprehensive review of ethical issues in clinical nephrology. It examines the historical perspective, followed by a consideration of legal issues. Specific ethical issues in nephrology are discussed in detail.

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