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Title:

Too old for health care? : controversies in medicine, law, economics, and ethics / edited by Robert H. Binstock and Stephen G. Post ; with the assistance of Laurel S. Mills.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

c1991

Description:

xv, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Aged--Medical care--United States.
Medical care, Cost of--United States.
Medical ethics--United States.
Aged.
Ethics, Medical.
Health Care Costs.
Health Care Rationing--economics--United States.
Health Services for the Aged--economics--United States.
Public Policy--United States.
Socioeconomic Factors

Other Authors:

Binstock, Robert H.
Mills, Laurel S.
Post, Stephen Garrard, 1951-

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents:

Old age and the rationing of health care / Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post -- Economic and clinical realities: health care for elderly people / Dennis W. Jahnigen, Robert H. Binstock -- Advanced medical technology and elderly people / Roger W. Evans -- The goals of medicine in an aging society / Christine K. Cassel, Bernice L. Neugarten -- Age-based rationing and the law: an exploration / Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Charles P. Sabatino -- Justice for elderly people in Jewish and Christian thought / Stephen G. Post -- From ageism toward autonomy / David C. Thomasma -- Meaning, aging and public policy / Thomas H. Murray -- Allocation, yes; age-based rationing, no / Harry R. Moody.

Series:

The Johns Hopkins series in contemporary medicine and public health

ISBN:

9780801842481 (pbk.)
0801842484 (pbk.)
9780801841651 (alk. paper)
0801841658 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)22733749
(OCoLC)27013355

LCCN:

90023237

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PGAX715 -- Northwest Iowa Community College Library - Sheldon (Sheldon)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)