Rationing Medicine |
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| Author:
| Blank, Robert H. |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-06537-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1989 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.95 |
Book Description:
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Considering dilemmas in medical policy making, Blank contends that there is only one way to improve health policy: by moderating public expectations of biomedical technologies and emphasizing preventive health care. Blank traces four aspects of health care: organ transplantation, the treatment of seriously ill newborns, reproductive technologies, and fetal health.
Considering dilemmas in medical policy making, Blank contends that there is only one way to improve health policy: by moderating public expectations of biomedical technologies and emphasizing preventive health care. Blank traces four aspects of health care: organ transplantation, the treatment of seriously ill newborns, reproductive technologies, and fetal health.