Disclosing details about the medical treatment of a deceased public figure in a book: Who should have consented to the disclosures in Mandela’s Last Days

A recently published book by the head of Nelson Mandela’s medical team made personal disclosures about his treatment of the late president in his final years up until his death. The author claimed that he had written the book at the request of family members. This was contested by some family memb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D McQuoid-Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12150/8324