The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / / Bryan Jennett [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Jennett Bryan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 616.8/49 |
Soggetto topico | Persistent vegetative state |
ISBN |
1-107-11197-8
1-280-15178-1 9786610151783 0-511-11608-X 0-511-03940-9 0-511-15707-X 0-511-30435-8 0-511-54553-3 0-511-05267-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449756503321 |
Jennett Bryan | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / / Bryan Jennett |
Autore | Jennett Bryan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 616.8/49 |
Soggetto topico |
Persistent vegetative state
Bioethics |
ISBN |
1-107-11197-8
1-280-15178-1 9786610151783 0-511-11608-X 0-511-03940-9 0-511-15707-X 0-511-30435-8 0-511-54553-3 0-511-05267-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782901503321 |
Jennett Bryan | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / / Bryan Jennett |
Autore | Jennett Bryan |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 616.8/49 |
Soggetto topico | Persistent vegetative state |
ISBN |
1-107-11197-8
1-280-15178-1 9786610151783 0-511-11608-X 0-511-03940-9 0-511-15707-X 0-511-30435-8 0-511-54553-3 0-511-05267-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823826203321 |
Jennett Bryan | ||
Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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