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Errors, medicine, and the law
- Title
- Errors, medicine, and the law / Alan Merry and Alexander McCall Smith.
- Author
- Merry, Alan.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | K4365 .M47 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
- Description
- vi, 254 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Medical personnel > Malpractice
- Medical jurisprudence
- Medical Errors > legislation & jurisprudence
- Medical Errors > prevention & control
- Malpractice > legislation & jurisprudence
- Liability, Legal
- Quality of Health Care > standards
- Forensic Medicine
- forensic medicine
- 86.66 health care law, law of patients
- 44.02 philosophy and ethics of medicine
- Ärztlicher Kunstfehler
- Haftung
- Gezondheidsrecht
- Fouten
- Schuld
- Großbritannien
- Note
- Alan Merry is a New Zealander.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Accidents -- 2. The human factor -- 3. Errors -- 4. Violations -- 5. Negligence, recklessness and blame -- 6. The standard of care -- 7. Assessing the standard -- the role of the expert witness -- 8. Beyond blame: responding to the needs of the injured.
- ISBN
- 0521806313
- 9780521806312
- 0521000882
- 9780521000888
- LCCN
- 2001025439
- OCLC
- ocm46683915
- 46683915
- SCSB-1243371
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library