Description |
1 online resource (vii, 55 pages) : color illustrations |
Series |
ABC series |
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ABC series (Malden, Mass.)
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Contents |
Introduction to the legal system / Ingrid Granne, Lorraine Corfield -- Consent in adults / Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- Consent in children / Ingrid Granne, Lorraine Corfield -- Refusal of medical treatment / Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- Negligence : the duty of care / Ingrid Granne, Lorraine Corfield -- Negligence : the legal standard of care / Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- Negligence : causation / Ingrid Granne, Lorraine Corfield -- Confidentiality / Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- Withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment / Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- Research / Lorraine Corfield, Ruth Wilkinson, Ingrid Granne -- Organ transplantation, organ retention, and post-mortem examinations / Ruth Wilkinson, Lorraine Corfield, Ingrid Granne -- The healthcare professional and the human rights act / Ingrid Granne, Lorraine Corfield |
Summary |
An understanding of medical law is increasingly important for all health professionals and this new ABC provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care that is accessible to anyone without any legal knowledge. The ABC of Medical Law provides ideal guidance to the practicing physician - covering just what you need to know without becoming embroiled in complicated legal discussion. The ABC of Medical Law has up-to-date coverage of the legal issues to be found in daily medical practice, including confidentiality, research, consent, negligence, organ donation and human right |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
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Medical laws and legislation.
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Legislation, Medical
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Patient Rights -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Malpractice -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Research -- legislation & jurisprudence
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Medical laws and legislation
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SUBJECT |
United Kingdom |
Subject |
Great Britain
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Granne, Ingrid.
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Latimer-Sayer, William.
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ISBN |
9781444316827 |
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1444316826 |
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9781405176286 |
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1405176288 |
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