The Ethics of Screening in Health Care and Medicine: Serving Society or Serving the Patient?

by Christian Munthe and Niklas Juth

Book Overview

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 The Wilson and Jungner Criteria
1.2 Point and Plan
1.3 The Concept of Screening

Chapter 2: Why Screening?

2.1 Screening, Treatment and Prevention: Preliminary Remarks
2.2 Health: Life and Well-being
2.2.1 Health and Counselling
2.2.2 The Good of People and of the Population
2.3 Autonomy
2.3.1 Respecting and Promoting Autonomy
2.3.2 Promoting Autonomy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400738129
• ISBN13: 9789400738126
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"