TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levinsky,Norman
AU  - Levinsky,Norman G.
TI  - Ethics and the kidney
SN  - 9780192631596 (hbk.) :
AV  - R724 
U1  - 174.25 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Kidneys
KW  - Transplantation
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Chronic renal failure
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Ethics, Medical
KW  - Kidney Failure, Chronic
KW  - therapy
KW  - Health Care Rationing
KW  - Patient Selection
KW  - ethics
KW  - Renal Dialysis
KW  - Kidney Transplantation
KW  - Internationality
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
KW  - Tissue and Organ Procurement
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -