Reviews and Notes: Law: Law and the Physician—A Practical Guide

Law and the Physician—A Practical Guide

First edition. Edward P. Richards III, and Katharine C. Rathbun. 550 pages. Boston: Little, Brown and Company; 1994. $35.00.

Legal conflict has become inseparable from medical practice. The nature and frequency of physicians' interaction with the legal system continues to expand in modern society and will undoubtedly multiply in future years. Although there is no dearth of textbooks and various other publications to address the legal aspects of medical care, few books are written for the clinical practitioner that provide practical, down-to-earth information applicable to current medical practice. Law …