Judicial reasoning and the concept of damage: Rethinking medical negligence cases

Medical Law International

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 155-181

  Purshouse, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Damage; Medical law; Negligence; Reproduction; Tort

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPENSATION; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TRUST;

EID: 84964681701     PISSN: 09685332     EISSN: 20479441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0968533215619468     Document Type: Review

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