Ethical issues in neurology / James L. Bernat.
- Bernat, James L.
- Date:
- [2008], ©2008
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2008], ©2008.
Physical description
xiv, 524 pages ; 27 cm
Contributors
Edition
3rd ed.
Contents
Ethical theory -- Ethical practice -- Professional ethics and professionalism -- Clinical ethics and the law -- The hospital ethics committee and the ethics consultant -- Resolving ethical dilemmas -- Dying and palliative care -- Refusal of life-sustaining treatment -- Physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia -- Medical futility -- Brain death -- Disorders of consciousness -- Severe neurological disorders in neonates -- States of profound paralysis with intact cognition -- Dementia -- Mental retardation -- Neurogenetic testing and treatment -- HIV and AIDS -- Clinical research -- Neuroethics.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionWL140 2008B52eOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780781790604
- 0781790603