Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index.
Contents:
Medical ethics: the role of philosophy -- Ethical issues at the end of life -- Advance care planning -- Hospice and palliative care -- The process of end-of-life decision making -- Ethics of organ donation -- Ethical analysis and resolution of ethical problems in health care -- Confidentiality, privacy, truth telling, and medical error.
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