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Ethics and Infectious Disease - Couverture souple

Selgelid, Selgelid

 
9781405145961: Ethics and Infectious Disease
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 140514596X ISBN 13 : 9781405145961
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

This seminal collection on the ethical issues associated with infectious disease is the first book to correct bioethics' glaring neglect of this subject.



  • Timely in view of public concern about SARS, AIDS, avian flu, bioterrorism and antibiotic resistance.

  • Brings together new and classic papers by prominent figures.

  • Tackles the ethical issues associated with issues such as quarantine, vaccination policy, pandemic planning, biodefense, wildlife disease and health care in developing countries.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael J. Selgelid is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) at the Australian National University in Canberra. He was previously the Sesquicentenary Lecturer in Bioethics at the University of Sydney and a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.


Margaret P. Battin is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics, at the University of Utah. The author of prize-winning short stories and recipient of the University of Utah's Distinguished Research Award, she has authored, edited, or co-edited twelve books on topics including physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, age-rationing of health care, professional ethics, organized religion, and aesthetics.


Charles B. Smith, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, having previously served as Professor and Associate Dean. He served as Chief Medical Officer of the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Seattle. He has held positions as Associate Chairman, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
140514596X
ISBN 13 
9781405145961
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
420
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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