Rethinking the shield of immunity: Should ethics committees be accountable for their mistakes?

HEC Forum

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 172-191

  Wilson, Robin Fretwell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; LEGAL APPROACH;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036086796     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020959715688     Document Type: Review

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