Medical law and ethics
By: Bonnie F. Fremgen.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States; Medical ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to medical law, ethics, and bioethics; title: The legal system; title: Importance of the legal system for the physician; title: Medical practice and allied health professionals; title: The physician-patient relationship; title: Professional liability and medical malpractice; title: Public duties of the physician; title: Federal regulations affecting the medical professional; title: The medical record; title: Confidentiality in medical practice; title: Ethical and bioethical issues in medicine; title: Ethical issues relating to life; title: Death and dying.