Distributive justice and the new medicine / George P. Smith II.
2008
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Title
Distributive justice and the new medicine / George P. Smith II.
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Imprint
Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Description
1 online resource (xii, 187 pages)
Series
Elgaronline.
Formatted Contents Note
ch. 1. introduction
ch. 2. Normative standards and health care resource management
ch. 3. The new medicine and scientific research
4. Human experimentation : conflicts and confluences
ch. 5. Organ and tissue transplantation : a case study in distributive justice.
ch. 2. Normative standards and health care resource management
ch. 3. The new medicine and scientific research
4. Human experimentation : conflicts and confluences
ch. 5. Organ and tissue transplantation : a case study in distributive justice.
Summary
The author begins by examining various economic constructs as aids for achieving a fair and equitable delivery of health care services. He then assesses their level of practical application and evaluates the costs and benefits to society of pursuing the development and use of the 'New Medicine'. The book ends with a case study of organ and tissue transplantation that illustrates the implementation of distributive justice. The author concludes that as long as clinical medicine maintains its focus on healing and alleviating suffering among patients, a point of equilibrium will be reached that advances the common good.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Language
English
ISBN
9781848441484 e-book
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