Medicine And Society by Eli Ginzberg - 9780367005597

Taylor & Francis

This book, based on the Third Conference on Health Policy, is derived from those discussions that identified as a fundamental issue the translation of societal values into health care objectives and the formulation of mechanisms by which these objectives could guide the clinical decision-making. > This book, based on the Third Conference on Health Policy, is derived from those discussions that identified as a fundamental issue the translation of societal values into health care objectives and the formulation of mechanisms by which these objectives could guide the clinical decision-making. > Foreword -- The Setting -- A Twentieth Century Retrospective -- Allocating Health Care Resources: How Can We Ensure Access to Essential Care? -- Alternative Treatments and Outcomes for Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases -- A Catastrophic Disease Perspective on Organ Transplantation -- Aging Reconsidered: Emerging Research and Policy Issues -- The New Genetics and the Future Practice of Mey