| Catastrophic Diseases: Who Decides What? Contributor(s): Katz, Jay (Editor), Capron, Alexander Morgan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0878556869 ISBN-13: 9780878556861 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1980 Annotation: There is considerable choice in the way participants treat and conduct research on catastrophic diseases. Catastrophic Diseases draws a powerful, humane portrait of the patients who suffer from these illnesses, as well as of the physician-investigators who treat them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Health Policy |
| Dewey: 362.197 |
| LCCN: 80021899 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.46" W x 8.54" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An important contribution in the burgeoning literature relating to the delivery of medical care, and to the broader question of responsible decision-making in those social areas where tragic choices have to be made. The effort is an excellent example of research into, and therapy for, an important social process. |
