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Title:
Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in health and society / selected, edited, and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel.
Edition:
5th ed.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill/Dushkin,
Copyright Date:
c2001
Description:
xvi, 360 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Health behavior.
Health--Decision making.
Medical care--United States
Medical ethics.
Social medicine--United States.
Health--Social aspects.
Other Authors:
Daniel, Eileen L.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Are homeopathic remedies legitimate? Should health care for the elderly be limited? -- Should doctors-in-training be unionized? -- Should health insurance be based on employment? -- Should doctors ever help terminally ill patients to commit suicide? -- Should human cloning ever be permitted? -- Should genes for human diseases be patented? -- Should there be a market in body parts? -- Is stress responsible for disease? -- Can spirituality overcome disease? -- Does health care delivery and research benefit men at the expense of women? -- Should partial-birth abortion be banned? -- Will most postmenopausal women benefit from estrogen replacement therapy? -- Is gun control a public health issue? -- Should all children be immunized against childhood diseases? -- Public policy and health : is global warming a real threat? -- Should cases of HIV infection be reported by name? -- Should moderate use of alcohol be recommended? -- Is marijuana dangerous and addictive? -- Should a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet be recommended for everyone? -- Are homeopathic remedies legitimate?
ISBN:
9780072430929 (pbk.)
0072430923 (pbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)46682007
Locations:
UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

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