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Some notes on medical liability in ancient times.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20690537     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Already in ancient times did medical liability occupy mankind. Various civilizations did give their own interpretation on the subject and proposed solutions. Original writings are rare and articles concerning ancient medical liability equally are hard to find. The only relatively trustworthy sources are of legal nature and find their origin in Greek philosophy and Roman Law. At a later stage, Arabic philosophers gave a renewed view on the statements of these previous civilizations and added their own way of thinking. All these influences still reflect in our modern western way of medical acting. Some of these ancient customs concerning medical liability will be discussed in this article.
Authors:
F J M P Somville; P L O Broos; R Van Hee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta chirurgica Belgica     Volume:  110     ISSN:  0001-5458     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Chir. Belg.     Publication Date:    2010 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2010-09-14     Revised Date:  2011-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370571     Medline TA:  Acta Chir Belg     Country:  Belgium    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  405-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen. francissom@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Greek World
History, Ancient
Humans
Liability, Legal / history*
Roman World
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Erratum In:
Acta Chir Belg. 2010 Nov-Dec;110(6):XLIV

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