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Medical law : text and materials

DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library)Published 1 January 1989
Ian Kennedy, Andrew Grubb
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TL;DR

The doctor/patient relationship, the parties to the relationship the legal framework of the doctor/ patient relationship, and the end of life: treatment of the dying and treatment for dying death.

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: the doctor/patient relationship the parties to the relationship the legal framework of the doctor/patient relationship. Part 2 Medical law - the general part: consent medical malpractice medical records and confidence. Part 3 Medical law in action: contraception facilitating conception abortion pre-natal injury and actions for wrongful life and wrongful birth research selective treatment of neonates donation and transplants of human tissue and fluids the living donor - liability in tort - agreements to donate the dead donor. Part 3 The end of life: treatment of the dying and treatment for dying death.

Keywords

Social SciencesMedicine