Treating pain: Damned if you don't?: That's what a California jury said, in a controversial verdict that could change the way physicians respond to patients' pain. (Cover Story)

Authors :: Crane, Mark
Source :: Medical Economics. November 19, 2001, Vol. 78 Issue 22, p66, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Did veteran internist Wing Chin recklessly permit a terminally ill patient to suffer intolerable pain in violation of California's elder-abuse law? Or did he become a scapegoat when a jury, [...]

Subjects :: Care and treatment
Cases
Company legal issue
Physicians -- Cases
Malpractice -- Cases
Medical malpractice -- Cases
Elder abuse -- Cases
Pain management -- Cases
Medical personnel -- Malpractice
Aged -- Abuse of
Pain -- Care and treatment

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