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Can Ethnography Save The Life Of Medical Ethics?, Barry Hoffmaster Nov 1992

Can Ethnography Save The Life Of Medical Ethics?, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

Since its inception contemporary medical ethics has been regarded by many of its practitioners as ‘applied ethics’, that is, the application of philosophical theories to the moral problems that arise in health care. This ‘applied ethics’ model of medical ethics is, however, beset with internal and external difficulties. The internal difficulties point out that the model is intrinsically flawed. The external difficulties arise because the model does not fit work in the field. Indeed, the strengths of that work are its highly nuanced, particularized analyses of cases and issues and its appreciation of the circumstances and contexts that generate and …


New Deales: Other Approximations Of Life Expectancy, Emmett Keeler, Robert Bell Nov 1992

New Deales: Other Approximations Of Life Expectancy, Emmett Keeler, Robert Bell

Emmett Keeler

No abstract provided.


On The Theory Of Growth Controls, Peter Navarro Oct 1992

On The Theory Of Growth Controls, Peter Navarro

PETER NAVARRO

No abstract provided.


Hospital Characteristics And Quality Of Care, E. Keeler, L. Rubenstein, K. Kahn, D. Draper, E. Harrison, M. Mcginty, W. Rogers, R. Brook Sep 1992

Hospital Characteristics And Quality Of Care, E. Keeler, L. Rubenstein, K. Kahn, D. Draper, E. Harrison, M. Mcginty, W. Rogers, R. Brook

Emmett Keeler

OBJECTIVE: To compare quality of care measured by explicit criteria, implicit review, and sickness-adjusted outcomes at different types of hospitals. DESIGN: Further analysis of data retrospectively abstracted from medical records to evaluate the effects of prospective payment on quality of care for hospitalized Medicare patients. SETTING: Hospitals in five states were sampled to represent the national Medicare admissions along many dimensions. PATIENTS: A total of 14,008 elderly patients with one of the following five diseases: congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia, stroke, or hip fracture. These patients were randomly sampled from those with these diseases in 297 hospitals in …


"The Changing Face Of American Catholic Nationalism", Michael Budde Dec 1991

"The Changing Face Of American Catholic Nationalism", Michael Budde

Michael Budde

No abstract provided.


Maximum Score Estimates Of The Determinants Of Residential Mobility: Implications For The Value Of Residential Attachment And Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy Bartik, J. Butler, Jin-Tan Liu Dec 1991

Maximum Score Estimates Of The Determinants Of Residential Mobility: Implications For The Value Of Residential Attachment And Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy Bartik, J. Butler, Jin-Tan Liu

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


The Two Churches: Catholicism And Capitalism In The World System, Michael Budde Dec 1991

The Two Churches: Catholicism And Capitalism In The World System, Michael Budde

Michael Budde

The single most important change now well under way within Catholicism is its transition from a First World to a Third World entity. How this enormous shift will affect the Catholic church's role in the world economy is the subject of Michael L. Budde's book, the first world systems study of the mutual interaction of religion and political economy in the 1990s. Budde's argument here is twofold. He contends that world Catholicism, led by its Third World majority (most notably in Latin America), will continue to develop in an increasingly anticapitalist direction; and he suggests that once-dominant First World Catholic …