Medical Law and Ethics

Medical Law and Ethics
ISBN-10
0199646406
ISBN-13
9780199646401
Series
Medical Law and Ethics
Category
Law
Pages
655
Language
English
Published
2012-04-05
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Jonathan Herring

Description

This text provides an accessible guide to medical law, designed specifically for students. It will give readers not only an understanding of the law, but by using sociological and critical perspectives students will be able to appreciate the operation of the law in practice, and the ambiguities and tensions within it.

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