A philosophical examination of issues pertinent to medical ethics which addresses following questions: what is the purpose of medicine, what is the medical...
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This work is a practical guide to the key concepts in nursing and health care. Seedhouse explores and defines each concept in a separate chapter, asking...
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Provides the philosophical backbone to countless courses for health professionals. This book poses two fundamental questions - "What is health?" and "How...
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It is generally agreed that there are two fundamental aspects to health promotion: the end result, which is improved health and well-being; and the means,...
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We have lost sight of the symmetry between values and evidence. Values lie behind everything we do, yet we allow technical decision-making to dominate...
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Examining a new approach to the dilemma of making medical decisions, this treatise offers a mixture of clinically relevant cases which present commonplace...
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This study considers the purpose and direction of the UK's National Health Service and exposes major theoretical and practical flaws in the system. The...
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This work sets out to clarify and develop the range of theories in health promotion, identify their philosophical sources and explain their implications...
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This second edition aims to demonstrate how ethics and health care are bound together. It is revised and updated to incorporate the experience of the author...
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