| View Larger Image | Cases in Bioethics: Selections from the Hastings Center Report | Paperbackby Bette-Jane Crigger (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Bedford/St. Martin's | | Edition: | Third Editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 295 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 15, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 204,337th |
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Cases in Bioethics, Third Edition, contains 59 cases, each of which presents a difficult question that regularly confronts medical practitioners. Each case is discussed by two or three ethicists, physicians, or hospital administrators, placing students in the thick of each difficult situation. |
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