Overview
This work addresses some of the difficult ethical and medical isues raised in the provision of health care for the dependent elderly patient. Care of the dependent elderly is subject to conflicting priorities arising from the demands of patients, their relatives, the fair allocation of medical and financial resources and the medical ethos to prolong life.
- | Author: Luke Gormally
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Aug 28, 1992
- | Number of Pages: 212 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521415314
- | ISBN-13: 9780521415316
