Legal issues affecting veterinary practice
By: James D. McKean, guest editor.
Contributors: McKean, James D.
Series: The Veterinary clinics of North America -- v. 23, no. 5.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1147
Subjects: Veterinarians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Veterinarians -- Professional ethics -- United States.
Notes: "September 1993."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Ethics: the why and wherefore of veterinary law / Jerrold Tannenbaum; value: Choosing a lawyer / James W. Carney; value: Contractual considerations in veterinary practice / Margaret Rosso Grossman & Gregg A. Scoggins; value: Employer-employee relations / John D. Copeland; value: Property issues in practice / Neil D. Hamilton & Greg Andrews; value: Food and drug regulatory issues / Jess Stribling & Catherine Picut; value: How to be an effective expert witness / John D. Copeland; value: Veterinary lawsuits: trends and defense strategies / Jack R. Dinsmore; value: Malpractice and liability / L. Leon Geyer; value: APHIS and the accredited veterinarian: a partnership in regulatory medicine / Julia H. Heamon; value: Wildlife jurisprudence / Jo Anne L. Garbe; value: Safety in the veterinary medical workplace environment: common issues and concerns / Marcia D. Brody; value: Zoonoses in practice / George W. Beran; value: The impact of animal welfare and animal anti-cruelty laws on veterinarians / Harold W. Hannah; value: Estate planning for veterinarians / Jesse J. Richardson, jr., & L. Leon Geyer.