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UNINA9910780098503321 |
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Autore |
McHale Jean V (Jean Vanessa), <1965, > |
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Medical confidentiality and legal privilege / / Jean V. McHale |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993 |
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1-134-94678-3 |
1-134-94679-1 |
1-280-32219-5 |
0-203-40805-5 |
0-203-32315-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Collana |
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Social ethics and policy series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Confidential communications - Physicians - Great Britain |
Medical records - Law and legislation - Great Britain |
AIDS (Disease) - Law and legislation - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-155) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Table of cases; SHOULD THE DOCTOR TELL?; COMPARISONS AND INCONSISTENCIES; CONFIDENTIALITY: A PRINCIPLE TO BE PROTECTED?; CONFIDENTIALITY: RHETORIC OR REALITY?; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN PRIVILEGE ENACTMENT; MEDICAL PRIVILEGE, COSTS AND APPLICATION; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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McHale asks why a doctor can be forced to disclose a patients' confidences in court when other professional confidences are protected. She goes on to look at whether doctors keep patients' confidences and the need for statutory reform. |
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