Ethics and the Elderly

by Mark R. Wicclair

With the increasing growth of the elderly population, geriatric care is becoming eminently important not only to medical professionals but also to all those involved in caring for the elderly including social workers, nursing home staff, and relatives. This timely work confronts in a clear and systematic fashion the many ethical issues concerning care for the elderly. For instance, what is sound ethical decision-making in relation to life-sustaining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019505315X
• ISBN13: 9780195053159
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"