IS A GENERAL-PRACTITIONER LEGALLY BOUND TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO A STRANGER

Authors
GERBER P
Citation
P. Gerber, IS A GENERAL-PRACTITIONER LEGALLY BOUND TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO A STRANGER, Medical journal of Australia, 165(3), 1996, pp. 159-161
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Medical journal of Australia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025729X
Volume
165
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
159 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(1996)165:3<159:IAGLBT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The finding that a general practitioner has a duty to attend any perso n in a medical emergency, in the absence of any previous professional relationship, is brand new law.