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Volume 330:295-296 January 27, 1994 Number 4
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Standard of Care: The Law of American Bioethics

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By George J. Annas. 291 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993. $24.95. ISBN 0-19-507247-2.

During the past two decades, George Annas has ranked among this country's leading scholars of health law. He has been a prolific contributor to the literature, and his work has offered valuable guidance to bioethicists, physicians, and jurists. Standard of Care brings together Annas's best essays in a well-organized and superbly crafted book that focuses on the most compelling ethical and legal issues of our time.

The 19 chapters are grouped in three sections. The first section, entitled "The U.S. Constitution and Bioethics," focuses on cases in which the Constitution has failed to shield the physician-patient relationship from unreasonable government . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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