Reflexivity in Professional Practise and The Social Construction of Defensive Medicine: A Study of Discourses of Risk in Medical Practice
Abstract: Viewed in the context of a so-called 'compensation crisis' in the United Kingdom, defensive medicine broadly refers to a response by doctors to the risk of being sued in an action for negligence. However, the interrelated risk discourses of a 'compensation crisis' and d...
Main Author: | Bradder, Annette Mary |
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University of Liverpool
2007
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487540 |
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