Ethics on Call: A Medical Ethicist Shows how to Take Charge of Life-and-death ChoicesA medical ethicist at the nation's largest hospital reveals how life-and-death decisions are made in this era of high-technology, high-cost medicine, and how patients, families, and loved ones can demand respect for their personal beliefs and wishes. |
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Phantoms at the Bedside | 39 |
Who Gets to Decide? | 85 |
Facts Options Values and | 103 |
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