Full Description
An important contribution in the burgeoning literature relating to the delivery of medical care, and to the broader question of responsible decision-making in those social areas where tragic choices have to be made. The effort is an excellent example of research into, and therapy for, an important social process.
Contents
1: Facts and Values; 1: Introduction to the Issues; 2: Analytical Framework; 3: The Role of Goals and Values; 4: The Development and Current Status of the Procedures; 2: Description of Participants— an Interactional Portrait; 5: The Authority and Capacity of Physician-Investigators; 6: The Authority and Capacity of Patient-Subjects; 7: The Authority and Capacity of Professional and Public Institutions; 3: Stages of Decisionmaking—Proposals and Recommendations; 8: The Formulation of Policy; 9: The Administration of Major Medical Interventions; 10: Review of Decisions and Consequences
