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The value of DALY life: problems with ethics and validity of disability adjusted life years
- Authors:
- ARNESEN Trude, NORD Erik
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 27.11.99, 1999, pp.1423-1425.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) have been launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organisation as a combined measure of morbidity and mortality. The approach presupposes that the lives of disabled people have less value than the lives of people without disabilities. These assumptions are in contrast with the principles of the WHO. The ongoing revision of the DALY protocol needs to address the associated problems.
Genetics and society: an introduction
- Author:
- PILNICK Alison
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 223p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Examines contemporary developments in the scientific understanding of genetics and the ways in which these are transforming possible relations between humans and the world around them. The book aims to encourage readers to critically examine social issues that relate to genetic science . The focus is mainly on human genetics exploring those developments which are seen as most significant in terms of public perceptions, social impact or public policy. Contents include: 'good' genes and 'bad' genes, a historical perspective; genetics and behaviour; antenatal screening and testing; the human genome project, gene therapy and pharmogenetics; cloning; bioethics; the future of genetic research and development.