Ethics and the kidney / edited by Norman G. Levinsky.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.

xii, 273 pages : charts ; 25 cm

Copy 1. Donor: Renal Association.

Historical perspective / Richard A. Rettig -- Ethical theory and principles / Ronald Baker Miller -- Key legal issues / Bernard M. Dickens -- Must (should) all ESRD patients be treated? / Eli A. Friedman -- Equity and patient autonomy in dialysis / Norman G. Levinsky -- End of life care in dialysis / Kerry W. Bowman and Peter A. Singer -- Acquisition of kidneys for transplantation / Raymond Hoffenberg -- Xenotransplantation : an ethical dilemma / Norman G. Levinsky -- Allocation of kidneys for transplantation / Robert A. Sells -- Genetics : ethical issues in kidney disease / Rita Kielstein and Hans-Martin Sass -- Special issues in the care of children / Howard Trachtman [and others] -- Societal allocation of resources for patients with ESRD / Daniel Callahan -- Economic issues in nephrology practice : ethical dilemmas / William M. Bennett -- Japan / Atsushi Asai [and others] -- China / Lei-Shi Li and Xiao-Dan Yao -- India / Vivekanand Jha and Kirpal S. Chugh -- Africa / Sarala Naicker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.