The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Medicine and Culture)

John D. Lantos

ISBN 10: 0801867622 / ISBN 13: 9780801867620

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2001

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8vo pp.183."In this new, startlingly original book, John D. Lantos weaves a compelling story that captures the dilemmas of modern medical practice. The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care begins with a fictional malpractice caseâ an amalgam of typical cases in which Lantos appeared as an expert witnessâ and uses it as the framework for addressing?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Medicine and Culture)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801867622
• ISBN 13: 9780801867620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: sunned
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Health/Psychology

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Synopsis

A gripping exploration of the legal and ethical dilemmas in neonatal intensive care--a truly original work.

About the Author

John D. Lantos, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago and holds the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City. He is the author of The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001).