When doctors say No : the battleground of medical futility / Susan B. Rubin.
When doctors say No : the battleground of medical futility / Susan B. Rubin.
When doctors say No : the battleground of medical futility / Susan B. Rubin.
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Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N174.2/173
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English
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Physical content
x, 191 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Whose Facts, Whose Values? An Overview of the Futility Debate -- 2. What Do People Mean by Futility? A Conceptual Analysis -- 3. A Question of Values: The Problem with Evaluative Futility -- 4. The Power of Positivist Thinking: The Problem with Physiologic Futility -- 5. After Futility: A Differe...
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Publisher
Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1998.
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Indiana
Date Published
1998.
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The medical situation is critical, even life-threatening. The doctor refuses to offer or to continue providing "futile" medical treatment. The patient, or the patient's family, insists that everything possible must be done. Who should decide? In this book, philosopher and bioethicist Susan B. Rubin examines this controversial issue.
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When doctors say No : the battleground of medical futility / Susan B. Rubin.
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Medical ethics series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-185) and index.
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N174.2/173
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74VMyLZLLJVO
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ISBN
0253334632 (alk. paper)
9780253334633 (alk. paper)
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174.2
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991002076319702626
