Ethics in an Aging Society

by Harry R. Moody

Book Overview

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the questions of ethics and aging. Advances in medical technology have created dilemmas for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals over such questions as the allocation of resources and a patient's "right to die." At the same time, the aging of the American population raises concerns about social policies that involve the role of government. In Ethics in an Aging Society Harry R. Moody...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801843235
• ISBN13: 9780801843235
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.