Author

Contributions

  • Munthe, Christian - Contributor
  • SpringerLink (Online service) - Contributor

Publication

2012 - Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Dordrecht, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

and 6 more
  • ISBN-109400720459
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011936796
  • OCLC Control Number740625585
  • Better World Books9789400720442
  • Better World Books9789400720459
  • Open LibraryOL25549001M

Classifications

  • LCCQH332R724-726.2R723-
  • LCCRA427.5 .J88 2012
  • LCCQH332

Description

Medical or health-oriented screening programs are amongst the most debated aspects of health care and public health practices in health care and public health ethics, as well as health policy discussions. In spite of this, most treatments of screening in the research literature restrict themselves to isolated scientific aspects, sometimes complemented by economic analyses or loose speculations regarding policy aspects. At the same time, recent advances in medical genetics and technology, as well as a rapidly growing societal focus on public health concerns, inspires an increase in suggested or.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine -- 51

Links

Other Editions

  • The Ethics of Screening in Health Care and Medicine: Serving Society or Serving the Patient?Electronic resourceSpringer Science+Business Media B.V.2012-01-01

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