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DUTY NON-MALEFICENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Law
CONT

... the duty to respect persons has been reduced to the duty not to harm persons by infringing their interests -- that is, to the duty of non-maleficence.

CONT

The duty of nonmaleficence requires that physicians minimize confusion and anxiety by locating the most effective methods for communicating complex risk calculations and explaining complicated genetic information.

Key term(s)
  • non-maleficence duty

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la santé
CONT

Le devoir de non-malfaisance ne vise pas seulement un tort clinique, mais toute forme de tort, qu'il provienne de l'ignorance inavouée, d'une intention ou d'une négligence, qu'il soit physique, psychologique ou social.

Spanish

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