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Death rites
— law and the ethics at the end of life | | Author(s) | Robert Lee, Derek Morgan |
| Publisher | Routledge, London, 1996 |
| Pages | 308 pp |
| Source | International Thomson Publishing Services Ltd, Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE. |
| Keywords | Death ; Dying ; Medical care ; Social ethics ; Law. |
| Annotation | Examines legal and ethical issues surrounding medico-legal management of death, and highlights the tension between personal autonomy and medical responsibility. Topics covered include brain-stem death, persistent vegetative state, patient refusal of medical treatment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the hospice movement. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960606002 B |
| Classmark | CW: CX: LK: TQ: VR |
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