Medical liability in a nutshell / Marcia M. Boumil, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Alice A. Noble, Adjunct Professor, Boston College Law School.
Establishing the professional relationship -- Negligence-based claims -- Intentional torts -- Informed decision making -- Causation and damages -- Affirmative defenses, limitations and immunities -- Vicarious liability of hospitals and physicians -- Liability of health care institutions -- Review of care and reform of liability.
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