ABC of medical law

Provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care. This work offers coverage of the legal issues to be found in daily medical practice, including confidentiality, research, consent, negligence, organ donation and human rights, as well as more contentious issues such as tissue re...

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Main Authors: Corfield, Lorraine , 1971- (Author), Granne, Ingrid (Author), Latimer-Sayer, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell / BMJ Books , c2009
Series:ABC series
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260 |a Chichester, UK ;   |a Hoboken, New Jersey :   |b Wiley-Blackwell / BMJ Books ,   |c c2009 
300 |a vii, 55 p. :   |b col. ill. ;   |c 28 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction to the legal system -- 2. Consent in adults -- 3. Consent in children -- 4. Refusal of medical treatment -- 5. Negligence : the duty of care -- 6. Negligence : the legal standard of care -- 7. Negligence : causation -- 8. Confidentiality -- 9. Withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment -- 10. Research -- 11. Organ transplantation, organ retention, and post-mortem examinations -- 12. The healthcare professional and the human rights act 
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650 2 2 |a Research   |x legislation & jurisprudence 
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