Glencoe law and ethics for medical careers. /
Karen Judson.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Glencoe/ McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- x, 262p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Introduction to law and ethics -- Working in a health care profession -- Law and the courts -- Contracts -- Professional liability and medical malpractice -- Defences to liability suits -- Medical records and informed consent -- Physicians' public duties and responsibilities -- Workplace legalities -- Bioethics: social issues -- Interpersonal relationships and practice matters -- Death and dying -- Appendix1: State medical boards -- 2: Field offices of EEOC -- 3: State workers' compensation directory.
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Medical ethics. Medical jurisprudence. Medical assistants --Professional ethics.