Informed Consent: Legal Theory and Clinical Practice

by Paul S. Appelbaum, Jessica W. Berg, Lisa S. Parker, et al.

Book Overview

Informed consent - as an ethical ideal and legal doctrine - has been the source of much concern to clinicians. Drawing on a diverse set of backgrounds and two decades of research in clinical settings, the authors - a lawyer, a physician, a social scientist, and a philosopher - help clinicians understand and cope with their legal obligations and show how the proper handling of informed consent can improve, rather than impede, patient care. Following...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195126777
• ISBN13: 9780195126778
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"