Law and medical practice : rights, duties, claims and defences.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2008.

3rd ed.

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Medical care -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Medical laws and legislation -- Australia.

1. --2. --3. --4. --5. --6. --7. --8. --9. --10. --11. --12. Recent changes in the law and procedures for medical claims The legal duties of doctors Consent to medical procedures Consent to medical procedures for children Consent for adult patients who are not mentally competent to consent Doctor's duty to provide information Injuries caused by medical treatment Access to medical records Privacy and confidentiality Withdrawal of treatment and euthanasia: adult patients Withholding treatment: infants and children Abortion and wrongful birth.

The third edition of this book has been extensively revised and updated to provide a thorough discussion of recent legal issues facing health professionals.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409323443

xliii, 419 p. ; 24 cm