The rights of patients the authoritative ACLU guide to the rights of patients

"The Rights of Patients also addresses contemporary health care issues that continue to be disputed, including how to reform American medicine, improve patient safety, provide adequate pain management, honor the wishes of currently incompetent patients, reform medical research rules, and increa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Annas, George J. (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale [Ill.] : Southern Illinois University Press [2004]
Edición:Third edition
Colección:American Civil Liberties Union handbook
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Sumario:"The Rights of Patients also addresses contemporary health care issues that continue to be disputed, including how to reform American medicine, improve patient safety, provide adequate pain management, honor the wishes of currently incompetent patients, reform medical research rules, and increase responsiveness to patients' needs at all levels of care. The volume is an invaluable resource not only for patients and their families but also for physicians, hospital administrators, medical and nursing students, and other health care workers. The book also includes a helpful appendix on Internet resources."--Contracubierta del libro.
Descripción Física:xxi, 387 páginas ; 22 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780809325153