Medical Ethics and the Elderly : practical guide - Rai, G. S. (Gurcharan Singh); Blackman, Iva (Amsterdam, Netherlands : Harwood Academic Publishers, 1999)
Principles of medical ethics / K.K. Porter and G.S. Rai -- Determining mental capacity and competence / S. Luttrell -- Informed consent / M.J. Vernon -- Advanced directive / O.H.D. Portsmouth -- Decisions on life-sustaining therapy : Nutrition and fluid / M.J. Vernon -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / G.S. Rai -- Achieving a good death / N. Coni -- The use of restraints / N. Coni -- Ethical issues in dementia / G.S. Rai and I. Blackman -- Ethical issues in stroke management / D. Sulch and L. Kalra -- Quality of life in health care decisions / A. Bowling -- Ethical issues and expediture on health and social care / S. Luttrell.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Medical ethics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Older people -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Aged -- Handbooks; Ethics, medical -- Handbooks; Health services for the aged; Geriatrics; Right to die -- Handbooks