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Category : Mechanics, Applied
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Applied Mechanics Reviews
Author: Technical Abstract Bulletin
Author: Medical Ethics, Prediction, and Prognosis
Author: Mariacarla Gadebusch BondioPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351802593
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Recent scientific developments, in particular advances in pharmacogenetics and molecular genetics, have given rise to numerous predictive procedures for detecting predispositions to diseases in patients. This knowledge, however, does not necessarily promise benign results for either patients or health care professionals. The aim of this volume is to analyse issues related to prediction and prognosis as a burgeoning field of medicine, which is revolutionizing the way we understand and approach diagnosis and treatment. Combining epistemic and ethical reflection with medical expertise on contemporary practice and research, an interdisciplinary group of international experts critically examine anticipatory medicine from various perspectives, including history of medicine, bioethics, theories of science, and health economics. The highly complex issues involved in medical prediction call for a far-reaching debate on the value and scope of foreknowledge. For example, which responsibilities and burdens arise when still healthy people learn of their predisposition to diseases? How should health care insurance reflect risky life styles? Is the increasing medicalization of life connected with prevention ethically sustainable and financially possible in the developing world? These and other related issues are the subject of this timely and important book, which not only serves as an introduction to the area, but also proposes many feasible solutions to the problems outlined.
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages :
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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Mechanical Engineering
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Category : Mechanical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Bibliographia Orchidacearum
Author: Helga DietrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orchid culture
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1118
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Wildlife Abstracts
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
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Indexes
Author: United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. Technical Information CenterPublisher:
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Category : Solar energy
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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