Description: PrefaceSome general considerationsRonald Baker Miller: Ethical theory and principlesBernard M. Dickens: Key legal issuesSpecific ethical issues in the care of patients with kidney diseaseEli A. Friedman: Must (should) all ESRD patients be treated?Norman G. Levinsky: Equity and patient autonomy in dialysisKerry W. Bowman and Peter A. Singer: End of life care in dialysisAcquisition of kidneys for transplantationNorman L. Levinsky: Xenotransplantation: an ethical dilemmaRobert A. Sells: Allocation of kidneys for transplantationRita Kielstein and Hans-Martin Sass: Genetics:ethical issues in kidney diseaseHoward Trachtman et al.: Special issues in the care of childrenSocietal and economic issuesWilliam M. Bennett: Economic issues in nephrology practice: ethical dilemmasEthical issues in non-western culturesJapanAtsushi Asai: Lei-Shi Li and Xiao-Dan Yao: ChinaVivekanand Jha and Kirpal S. Chugh: IndiaSarala Naicker: Africa

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