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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…There can be few aspects of life which have not altered so dramatically in the past few decades as the relationship between medicine and the law: as each…”
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Human tissue legislation: listening to the professionals by Campbell, A V, McLean, S A M, Gutridge, K, Harper, H

“…The controversies in Bristol, Alder Hey and elsewhere in the UK surrounding the removal and retention of human tissue and organs have led to extensive law…”
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Commentary on Glannon and Ross, and McKay by McLean, S A M

“…The patient-doctor relationship has recently come under intense scrutiny, resulting in a re-evaluation of the basis of that relationship. The papers by Glannon…”
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Mapping the human genome--friend or foe? by McLean, S A

“…The Human Genome Project represents one of science's most significant advances. It offers to individuals and communities the capacity to make informed and…”
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Live and let die by McLean, Sheila A M

“…The case of Kerrie Wooltorton rests solely on whether or not her decision to refuse lifesaving treatment was legally competent…”
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The Patient Self-Determination Act: Meeting the Challenges in Patient Care: Lawrence P Ulrich,Washington, Georgetown University Press, 1999, 351 pages, £46.75 by McLean, S A M

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Are advance directives legally binding or simply the starting point for discussion on patients’ best interests? Ethical view by McLean, Sheila A M

“…Following advance directives in emergencies throws up some complicated problems, as Stephen Bonner and colleagues found (doi:10.1136/bmj.b4667). We asked an…”
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About Medicine and the Law by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…It is, in many ways, a pity that we start this book off with this chapter. There is nothing demanding or contentious about it and much of it will be common…”
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Genetics and Pregnancy by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…Most intending parents hope that the foetus they will bring to term will be born healthy. There is nothing in this aspiration to cause concern. We simply want…”
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A Note on Abbreviations by McLean, S. A. M.

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Using People for Research by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…The use of human beings as experimental subjects has a long history. The art of modern medicine has been evolving steadily over the last few centuries and…”
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The Therapeutic Partnership by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…‘Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body … .’This statement, drawn from an American case…”
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Assisted Reproduction by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…It is widely accepted practice to describe couples who are unable to have a family as being ‘infertile’ but this is not always correct. Infertility is an…”
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Refusal of Consent by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…It might seem surprising that our consideration of consent to treatment did not directly tackle the question of refusal of consent. After all, it might be…”
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Disposal of the Body and Body Parts by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…Surprising though it may seem, it is a general legal principle that a person does not own his or her body or its individual parts – in short, there are no…”
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Resources – Who Decides? by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…It is very easy to say that the National Health Service should offer all treatments to all persons on a demand basis. Rationing, it might be argued, has no…”
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The Law and the Elderly by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…Projections for the future are always difficult but the Office for National Statistics states that the proportion of persons over the age of 65, which reached…”
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The Confidential Relationship by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…Confidentiality is one of the most cherished aspects of the relationship between doctor and patient. The basis for medical confidentiality and its limits are,…”
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Mental Health and Mental Capacity by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…There can be few areas in medicine where the conflict of ethical principles is exposed so starkly as it is in respect of the management of mental ill health…”
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Medical Negligence by McLean, S. A. M., Mason, J. K.

“…Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. Thus, there is scope for disagreement between doctors; things may be done differently by different doctors;…”
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