Medical Negligence

Considers aspects of medical negligence and its associated laws including contract and tort, causation and remoteness of damage and the basis of liability.

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This volume provides coverage of a topical and controversial area of law. The author attempts to put into perspective the relationship between tortious principles and medico-legal issues, in particular how the principles governing the standard of care in law are applied in the medical context. The text discusses such major topics as proof of causation in medical negligence, recurring types of medical negligence and important procedural issues which commonly arise in medical negligence issues. Other topics include consent of treatment, research and experimentation, the liability of hospitals, defective products and damages.