Short literature notices

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The interaction between medicine, health care and social justice is receiving major attention in the academic world, from philosophers to health care providers, including politicians and economists. When searching these subjects in any scientific database, an impressive amount of results are obtained, coming from the most diverse disciplines and putting in evidence the widespread interest in the subject. Therefore, the huge variety of theories and frameworks offered by this work could become overwhelming. The book, which consists of a compilation of papers and essays, can be a cornerstone to those interested in such a challenge. It has two main purposes: first, “to explore a wide range of different approaches to the issues of justice in health care”, and second, “to probe the connections between theoretical accounts of justice and observations of justice (and injustice) in practice”. …