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Medical Futility: And the Evaluation of Life-Sustaining Interventions Marjorie B Zucker
Medical Futility: And the Evaluation of Life-Sustaining Interventions
Marjorie B Zucker
Surveys the clinical and psychosocial dimensions of decision making in situations when the choice is between extending costly medical treatment of uncertain effectiveness, or terminating treatment thereby ending the patient's life. With contributors from various disciplines, it will be obligatory reading for all those with ethical standards in medical care.
220 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 13, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521568777 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 220 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 16 mm · 340 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Zucker, Howard D. (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York) |
| Editor | Zucker, Marjorie B. (Choice In Dying, New York) |