Medical truth and legal proof. Changing expectations of the expert witness

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-87

  Samuels, Gordon ^a,b  

^a Office of the Governor   (Australia)

^b Governor of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; ERROR; EXPECTATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032545810     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb126721.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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