When Doctors Say No: The Battleground of Medical Futility

by Susan B. Rubin

Book Overview

"The book is a fine addition to the world of academic medical ethics . . . Readers . . . will come away with some of the tools for further debate." --Publishers Weekly

"Susan B. Rubin's splendid new book . . . offers positive, humane solutions to the frustrations that have given rise to the futility debate." --Carl Elliott, Medical Humanities Review

"Rubin offers a thorough and thought-provoking exploration of the concept of futility...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253334632
• ISBN13: 9780253334633
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher