Medical Futility by Marjorie B. Zucker PAPERBACK 9780521568777

Medical Futility\nby Marjorie B. Zucker\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Marjorie B. Zucker\nTitle: Medical Futility\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Medical ethics and professional conduct\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 1997\nISBN-13: 9780521568777\nISBN-10: 0521568773\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nSurveys the clinical and psychosocial dimensions of decision making in situations when the choice is between extending costly medical treatment of uncertain effectiveness, or terminating treatment thereby ending the patient's life. With contributors from various disciplines, it will be obligatory reading for all those with ethical standards in medical ca.