When the organically impaired patient refuses an indicated treatment or admission, the physician may be subject to legal liability regardless of the action taken. He may be held responsible for a negligent discharge, yet be accountable for charges of battery and false imprisonment should he treat ag
The borderline patient in the emergency department: An approach to evaluation and management
โ Scribed by Richard A. Perlmutter
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 617 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-2720
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