Abstract:
:The interrelationships between biomedical ethics and the law are perhaps nowhere as starkly apparent as in the realm of medical malpractice. Although ethical and legal conduct and practices are often in harmony, in many areas ethical principles and the issues surrounding medical liability appear to come into conflict. Disclosure of errors; quality improvement activities; the practice of defensive medicine; dealing with patients who wish to leave against medical advice; provision of futile care at the insistence of patients or families; and the various protections of Good Samaritan laws are just a few of these. In addition, the ethical principles governing the conduct of physicians serving as expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases have become a subject of intense interest in recent years.
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Emerg Med Clin North Amjournal_title
Emergency medicine clinics of North Americaauthors
Solomon RCdoi
10.1016/j.emc.2006.05.017subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-08-01 00:00:00pages
733-47issue
3eissn
0733-8627issn
1558-0539pii
S0733-8627(06)00045-9journal_volume
24pub_type
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70056-0
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2012.05.005
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70150-4
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2020.04.001
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2017.12.008
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2006.05.003
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.005
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2017.03.010
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2010.09.004
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2008.04.002
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.010
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2011.04.003
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2012.08.009
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.002
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70185-1
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00