书目名称 | Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage |
副标题 | Challenges and Solut |
编辑 | Ralf J. Jox,Galia Assadi,Georg Marckmann |
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概述 | Deals with the latest developments in transplantation medicine worldwide.Transgresses borders of disciplines and cultures that usually restrict the perspective on transplantation ethics.Provides a uni |
丛书名称 | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine |
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描述 | .This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.. |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Allocation of scarce organs; Donor Shortages; Organ Transplantation; Philosophical reflections on distr |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16441-0 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-34754-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-16441-0Series ISSN 1567-8008 Series E-ISSN 2351-955X |
issn_series | 1567-8008 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 |