Errors, medicine and the law / Alan Merry and Alexander McCall Smith
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001
Descript
vi, 254 p. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
Introduction -- Accidents -- Human factor -- Errors -- Violations -- Negligence, recklessness and blame -- Standard of care -- Assessing the standard-the role of the expert witness -- Beyond blame: responding to the needs of the injured -- Conclusion