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Author:   Thomas A. Shannon ,  Jesse A. Berlin ,  Eugene Braunwald ,  Esteban Gonzalez Burchard
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Sheed & Ward,U.S.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780742532151

ISBN 10:   0742532151
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   27 August 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgements Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Justice, Health, and Healthcare Chapter 4 An Unequal Epidemic in an Unequal World Chapter 5 The Importance of Race and Ethnic Background in Biomedical Research and Clinical Practice Chapter 6 The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for and Response to Bioterrorism and Naturally Occuring Infectious Diseases Chapter 7 Collaborating with Industry-Choices for the Academic Medical Center Chapter 8 The Continuing Unethical Conduct of Underpowered Clinical Trials Chapter 9 Effect of Mandatory Parental Notification on Adolescent Girls' Use of Sexual Health Care Services Chapter 10 Economic and Health Consequences of Selling a Kidney in India Chapter 11 Scholarly Watchdogs for an Ethical Netherworld Chapter 12 Clinical and Organizational Factors Associated with Feeding Tube Use Among Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Cognitive Impairment Chapter 13 Xenografts and Retroviruses Chapter 14 Donating Spare Embryos for Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Part 15 About the Contributors

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Health Care Policy is not the usual compilation of well-worn items, but a truly effective gathering of exceptionally evocative recent articles about essential issues too often neglected. Shannon has interwoven issues that affect the individual ('I might bebio-terrorized;' 'I need better health insurance') with issues that affect others (HIV/AIDS in Asia and Africa; selling kidneys in India). This collection evokes a sense of solidarity in an unusually effective way, demonstrates our global interdependence, and underlines the critical importance of developing ethically adequate national and international health care policy.--David F. Kelly, Ph.D.

Author Information

Thomas A. Shannon is professor of religion and social ethics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of many articles and books in Catholic social thought, bioethics, and genetics. He is co-author with Thomas Massaro of Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War, with James Walter of The New Genetic Medicine, and is the editor of the series Readings in Bioethics for Sheed & Ward.

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