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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153260403321

Autore

Herring Jonathan

Titolo

Medical Law

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Pearson Education Limited, 2014

ISBN

1-292-01810-0

1-292-01342-7

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Law express

Disciplina

344

Soggetti

Commercial law

Derecho comercial

Libros electrónicos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Guided tour -- Guided tour of the companion website -- Table of cases and statutes -- 1 Basic principles of medical law and ethics -- 2 Rationing -- 3 Consent to treatment -- 4 Confidentiality -- 5 Medical negligence -- 6 Contraception, abortion and pregnancy -- 7 Reproduction -- 8 Organ donation and ownership of body parts -- 9 Death and dying -- 10 Mental health law -- 11 Medical research -- And finally, before the exam . . . -- Glossary of terms -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Tried and tested by undergraduate law students across the UK.     'All the vital information you need - definitely the best revision guides on the market.' Nayiri Keshishi, law student, Kingston University     The Law Express series is tailored to help law students revise effectively; to understand essential concepts, remember and apply key legislation and make their answers stand out.  &nbsp.