Duncan, Peter

Values, ethics and health care / Peter Duncan - ix, 157 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Health care: why should we be concerned about values and ethics? -- Values, health and health care -- Values and ethics in health care: historical perspectives -- Ethical thinking: obligations and consequences -- Ethical thinking: the four principles of health care ethics -- Ethics from the 'outside in' or the 'inside out'? -- Codes of conduct and 'virtuous lives' -- The welfare of the individual: health care, autonomy and informed consent -- The welfare of the public: justice, resources and health policy -- Health care research: questions of values and ethics -- Frameworks for further thinking

9781412923514

2008941744

GBA984623 bnb


Ethics, Medical
Bioethics
Health Services Research--ethics
Social Values
Medical ethics

R724 / .D86 2010

174.2

2010 B-486 W 50 / D912v 2010