Medical negligence: Coverage of the profession, duties, ethics, case law, and enlightened defense - A legal perspective

A patient approaching a doctor expects medical treatment with all the knowledge and skill that the doctor possesses to bring relief to his medical problem. The relationship takes the shape of a contract retaining the essential elements of tort. A doctor owes certain duties to his patient and a breac...

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Main Authors: M S Pandit, Shobha Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2009;volume=25;issue=3;spage=372;epage=378;aulast=Pandit