Ethics and the kidney
By: edited by Norman G. Levinsky
Contributors: Levinsky, Norman G. 1929-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Kidneys -- Transplantation -- Moral and ethical aspects; Chronic renal failure -- Moral and ethical aspects; Medical ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Historical perspective / Richard A. Rettig; title: Ethical theory and principles / Ronald Baker Miller; title: Key legal issues / Bernard M. Dickens; title: Must (should) all ESRD patients be treated? / Eli A. Friedman; title: Equity and patient autonomy in dialysis / Norman G. Levinsky; title: End of life care in dialysis / Kerry W. Bowman and Peter A. Singer; title: Acquisition of kidneys for transplantation / Raymond Hoffenberg; title: Xenotransplantation : an ethical dilemma / Norman G. Levinsky; title: Allocation of kidneys for transplantation / Robert A. Sells; title: Genetics : ethical issues in kidney disease / Rita Kielstein and Hans-Martin Sass; title: Special issues in the care of children / Howard Trachtman ... [et al.]; title: Societal allocation of resources for patients with ESRD / Daniel Callahan; title: Economic issues in nephrology practice : ethical dilemmas / William M. Bennett; title: Japan / Atsushi Asai ... [et al.]; title: China / Lei-Shi Li and Xiao-Dan Yao; title: India / Vivekanand Jha and Kirpal S. Chugh; title: Africa / Sarala Naicker