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■ARIYOSHI Reiko　November 14, 2013　The Modern History of Kidney Disease and Dialysis: Patients who Are Forced to "Choose"，Seikatsu Shoin，336p.　3200+tax　ISBN-10: 4865000178　ISBN-13: 978-4865000177　［amazon］／［kinokuniya］※

■Contents

Although dialysis has become widspread in order to "live", what makes patients choose/be chosen?
Who enjoy the benefits of medical techonologies that enables people to live and how? How is its framework made? The author examines and clarifies the history of dialysis--introduction of technologies and the process of establishing a system/policy, how is the current condition patients face formed--to pose the questions.

■Table of Contents

Introduction
Foreword 　This Book Is a Must for All not Just for Patients with Kidney Disease　　 TATEIWA Shin'ya

Introductory Chapter
1　Background and Purpose of This Book
2　Organization of This Book
3　Research Methodology
4　Explanation of Terms Used in This Book

Chapter 1　Current Condition of People Living with Artificial Kidney
1　The Reasons You Cannot Use Artificial Kidney Even If You Want to
2　Cost of Artificial Kidney
3　Use/Non-use of Artificial Kidney: Trend of Japan
4　Use of Artificial Kidney: Atmosphere in Japan and the World
5　Artificial Kidney: Measure for Survival

Chapter 2　History and Current Condition of Artificial Kidney
1　History of Renal Replacement Therapy
2　Research on Artificial Kidney in Japan

Chapter 3　Scarce Artificial Kidney and Patients who Are Chosen
1　Choice by "God Committee": U.S.
2　"Life Will End When the Money Ends": Process in Japan

Chapter 4　Formation of a Patient Group: For Enjyoing the Benefits of Medical Care
1　Organization Expansion Movement from Hospital Unit Organization
2　Formation of the National Organization

Chapter 5 The Road to Acquisition of Public Fund
1　Negotiation with the Ministry of Health and Welfare
2　Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons: Medical Rehabilitation Service and Persons with Internal Impediment
3　Appeal to the Local Government: So That Everyone Can Use the System
4　Reflection on the Formation Process of Acquiring Public Fund

Chapter 6　Scheme of Medical Delivery/Cost Distriubution during 1970s
1　Medical Insurance System and Its Antilogy
2　Policies for Medical Delivery
3　Establishment of the System for Benefits for High-cost Medical Care: As a Complementary Policy for Biased Benefit Rate
4　Scheme of Medical Delivery Formed during 1970s
5　Measure for Continuation of Medical Institutes
6　Fear of Persons in Charge of the Burden of Expenses

Chapter 7　Dissemination and Derailing of Kidney Transplantation: 1980s
1　Kidney Transplantation: The Other Measure of Survival
2　Promotion and Limitation of Kidney Transplantation
3　Kidney Transplantation with Scarcity

Chapter 8　Containment of Delivery of Artificial Kidney: As Part of Distribution for Medical Fees
1　Control of Medical Delivery
2　Transition of Cost Distribution to Artificial Kidney

Chapter 9　Use/Non-use of Artificial Kidney: Factors of Decision
1　Trend of the West
2　Determining Factors of Use/Non-use in Japan
3　Incident That Dialysis Was Refused by a Peron in Miyazaki Prefecture
4　Discretion of Doctors and Patients' Intention
5　The Flow Is Made

Final Chapter
Acknowledgement
References
Materials