The Patient in the Family
Author | : Hilde Lindemann Nelson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2014-05-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317857068 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317857062 |
Rating | : 4/5 (062 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Patient in the Family written by Hilde Lindemann Nelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient in the Family diagnoses the ways in which the worlds of home and hospital misunderstand each other. The authors explore how medicine, through its new reproductive technologies, is altering the structure of families, how families can participate more fully in medical decision-making, and how to understand the impact on families when medical advances extend life but not vitality.