Medical Law Basics

Author: Brendan Greaney
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book introduces the basic concepts, plans, and theories of medical law in the common law system in a systematic and concise manner. It covers topics such as patient consent for treatment, the validity of consent for children, medical malpractice, medical confidentiality, patients' rights to access medical records, and relatively closely related medical law issues involving bioethics and morals. This book will provide learners with a quick and efficient way to understand medical law in the common law system.