Pekka Louhiala is a lecturer in medical ethics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has degrees in both medicine and philosophy, and he also works as a part-time paediatrician in private practice. He has published on various topics in medical ethics, philosophy of medicine and epidemiology. His current academic interests include conceptual and philosophical issues in medicine, such as evidence-based medicine and placebo effects.
4 Ebooks de Pekka Louhiala
Iona Heath & Pekka Louhiala: Medical Humanities Companion, Volume 3
This third volume in the Companion to Medical Humanities series considers the concept of treatment as an active process which produces an outcome, be it effective, inappropriate or inadequate. It …
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€51.00
Jürgen Boomgaarden & Pekka Louhiala: Issues in Medical Research Ethics
With the advances of medicine, questions of medical ethics have become more urgent and are now considered of great social and political significance. An innovatively designed, activity-based workbook …
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€33.99
Pekka Louhiala: Placebo Effects: The Meaning of Care in Medicine
This book provides a perspective on the concepts placebo and placebo effects, which has been missing so far: a detailed analysis of the history of the terms, their current use, suggested alternatives …
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€96.29
