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Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1

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Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1

Rudolph August Witthaus and Tracy Chatfield Becker

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Who may practice medicine, and how does the law read a corpse? Rudolph Witthaus opens his vast survey of medical jurisprudence with the rights of physicians and the duties owed to the courts. This first volume grounds forensic medicine and toxicology in exhaustive detail. A monumental reference from the golden age of legal medicine. Consult the science where medicine meets the law.

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332 chapters

  1. 1MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE
  2. 2CONTENTS.
  3. 3INTRODUCTION.
  4. 4MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.
  5. 5CHAPTER I.
  6. 6OF THE RIGHT TO PRACTISE MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
  7. 7Legal Definition and History of the Terms Physician and Surgeon.
  8. 8CHAPTER II.
  9. 9ACQUIREMENT OF LEGAL RIGHT TO PRACTISE MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
  10. 10Early Common-Law Rule Concerning Suits by Physicians.
  11. 11IN NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE PRACTITIONER WITHOUT LICENSE CANNOT SUE AND RECOVER FOR HIS FEES.
  12. 12How may a Diploma or License be Proved in a Court of Law?
  13. 13State and Local Boards of Health—Powers Governed by Special Statutes.
  14. 14CHAPTER III.
  15. 15OF THE CONTRACTUAL RELATION BETWEEN PHYSICIAN AND PATIENT.
  16. 16Employment and Rights in Regard To Compensation.
  17. 17Elements of the Contract Between Physician and Patient.
  18. 18CHAPTER IV.

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