Description |
1 online resource (316 pages) |
Series |
Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics, 8 |
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Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics, 8
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Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Table of cases; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: An ethical model; 1 Autonomy; 2 The relevance of beneficence, justice and virtue; 3 The healthcare professional-patient relationship: Setting the context for consent; 4 The concept of consent: what it is and what it isn't; Part II: Consent and the law; 5 The legal regulation of consent; 6 Rationalising the law and ethics of consent; 7 Constructing consent: Future regulation and the practice of healthcare; Summary and conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
Alasdair Maclean examines the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment and offers proposals for reform |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-289) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Informed consent (Medical law) -- England
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Medical law and ethics -- England
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Informed consent (Medical law)
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England
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780511506949 |
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0511506945 |
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