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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ethics and the Physician
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Front Matter
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In the Name of Science
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Front Matter
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Politics and Medicine
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This is a slim volume that still packs a lot of punch. … it covers doctor-caused deaths in a wide variety of contexts, including deliberate murder, malpractice, assisted suicide and euthanasia, medical experimentation, even doctors who became dictators … . this book would appeal to people with a range of interests. It covers historical events as well as some very recent ones, such as the Fort Hood shooting and Anna Nicole Smith’s death.” (Goodreads, August, 2010)
“It covers the bases from historical killers (Jack the Ripper-- doctor or not?) to Sam Sheppard … . the book ultimately sacrifices depth for scope … depending on what you’re looking for. … Overall, the book is fact-filled; full to the brim with facts, in fact. You’ll feel positively overwhelmed after reading it … . The book is well-indexed, so tracking down a particular bit of information is pretty easy to do. It’s well-organized as well.” (Goodreads, August, 2010)
“‘When Doctors Kill’ by Joshua A. Perper, MD and Stephen J. Cina, MD - Medical ethics defines the organizational strategy to the chapter discussions. … I thoroughly enjoyed the book … . as a reference work this book would make for excellent adjunct study in a course on medical ethics.” (LibraryThing, August, 2010)
“Do you want a detailed view of the twisted doctors through history who killed innocent men, women, and children? Do you crave a depressing litany of torture and death inflicted upon the blameless over the centuries? Then this is the book for you. … This is a thorough and well written review of fictional doctors who turn into killers.” (David E. Hoekenga, The Internet Review of Books, December, 2010)
Authors and Affiliations
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Medical Examiner & Trauma Services Div., Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, USA
Joshua A. Perper, Stephen J. Cina
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: When Doctors Kill
Book Subtitle: Who, Why, and How
Authors: Joshua A. Perper, Stephen J. Cina
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1369-2
Publisher: Copernicus New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1368-5Published: 21 May 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1369-2Published: 14 June 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 253
Topics: Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine, Popular Science in Medicine and Health