Transplanting Human Tissue
Subtitle: Ethics, Policy and Practice
Contributors: Stuart J. Youngner (Editor); Martha W. Anderson (Editor); Renie Schapiro (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: September 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780195162844
Subjects: Medical Ethics; Transplant surgery; Organ Transplantation; Medical; Medical / Nursing; USA; Ethics; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Surgery - Plastic & Cosmetic; Medical / Ethics; Medical / Surgery / Plastic & Cosmetic; Medical : Ethics; Philosophy : Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Surgery - General; Informed consent (Medical law); Moral and ethical aspects; Transplantation of organs, tis; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
Description: Provides a comprehensive background of the ethical problems in tissue transplantation by explaining the historical development, breadth, and organization of the tissue industry, including the technical develoments that have made it simultaneously clinically relevant and an attractive market for investment capital. Contributions to the book come from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, industry representatives, government regulators, and not neast, families who have donated tissue from their dead loved ones.