Ethics and the Kidney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: April 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780192631596
Subjects: Medical Ethics; Renal medicine; Transplant surgery; Organ Transplantation; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Ethics; Nephrology; Urology; Medical / Nephrology; Surgery - General; Chronic renal failure; Kidneys; Moral and ethical aspects; Transplantation
First sentence: This chapter discusses the ethical issues associated with the provision of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in their historical context as defined by the public policy issues of the day.