title: The doctrine of two schools of thought--a shield or a sword.
abstract: This paper recognizes that, in medicine at least, there are at least two ways of looking at a problem, be it clinical or legal. The subject is approached from both viewpoints. Emphasis is placed on the background of legal concepts and their application to clinical situations. To illustrate the doctrine, the authors have drawn extensively on case law arising mainly in Israel, but also in the USA and Europe.
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Weil
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Gruber
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007557:Israel; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States