This text aims to provide, in lay language, an outline of where medicine and the law stand at present and where they might be going in relation to each other. It has been written by authorities in the field of medical law and ethics and will address a wide range of topics on all aspects of healthcare, including, for example the relationship with your doctor, resource allocation in the NHS, medical research, pregnancy and abortion, old age and the law, living wills and the right to die, and the treatment of mental and physical handicap.
This text aims to provide, in lay language, an outline of where medicine and the law stand at present and where they might be going in relation to each other. It has been written by authorities in the field of medical law and ethics and will address a wide range of topics on all aspects of healthcare, including, for example the relationship with your doctor, resource allocation in the NHS, medical research, pregnancy and abortion, old age and the law, living wills and the right to die, and the treatment of mental and physical handicap.
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Cambridge University Press
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-900151-41-2 (9781900151412)
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Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine, School of Law, University of Glasgow
Professor of Medical Law, Medical Ethics and Forensic Medicine, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh
