Medicolegal essentials in healthcare /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:London : Greenwich Medical Media ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xxi, 260 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11813773
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Other authors / contributors:Payne-James, Jason.
Wall, Ian (Ian J.)
Dean, Peter, Dr.
ISBN:0511185766
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:Medicolegal Essentials in Healthcare provides a concise overview of the most clinically relevant medicolegal issues for healthcare groups in England and Wales, and is a valuable resource for medical, dental and nursing students in training as well as being a useful quick reference for practitioners in these fields. Each chapter is written by a leading expert on the subject, and as such provides up-to-date, concise, and comprehensive coverage, identifying key areas of controversy and enabling readers to put contemporary medicolegal issues into their appropriate clinical context. Key features include: • Focuses on issues of immediate relevance to healthcare professionals • Chapters written by leading experts in the field • A knowledge of medicolegal issues is of increasing importance to all healthcare professionals, as society generally becomes more litigious, and practitioners face the threat of legal claims against them.
Other form:Print version: Medicolegal essentials in healthcare. 2nd ed. London : Greenwich Medical Media ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004