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Death or disability? : the 'Carmentis machine' and decision-making for critically ill children /

Dominic Wilkinson combines philosophy, medicine, and science to explore the profound and contentious ethical issues facing those who work with critically ill children and infants. He addresses questions about the accuracy of predictions for future quality of life; about when to allow children to die...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilkinson, Dominic
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Life and death, Power over > Moral and ethical aspects.
Children with disabilities > Care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Children with disabilities > Medical care.
Critical care medicine > Decision making.
Critical care medicine > Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide.
Suicide, Assisted
Pouvoir sur la vie et la mort > Aspect moral.
Enfants handicapés > Soins médicaux.
Soins intensifs > Prise de décision.
Soins intensifs > Aspect moral.
Aide au suicide.
suicides.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Assisted suicide
Children with disabilities > Care > Moral and ethical aspects
Children with disabilities > Medical care
Critical care medicine > Decision making
Critical care medicine > Moral and ethical aspects
Life and death, Power over > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Dominic Wilkinson combines philosophy, medicine, and science to explore the profound and contentious ethical issues facing those who work with critically ill children and infants. He addresses questions about the accuracy of predictions for future quality of life; about when to allow children to die; and about how much say parents should have.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 311 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191648212
0191648213
9780191748783
0191748781