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ERROR MEDICO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical malpractice
1, record 1, English, medical%20malpractice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- malpractice 2, record 1, English, malpractice
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Professional negligence or the improper carrying out of professional activities that fails to meet the standards of care and that may result in harm to the patient. 3, record 1, English, - medical%20malpractice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
malpractice: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 1, English, - medical%20malpractice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faute professionnelle
1, record 1, French, faute%20professionnelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faute médicale 2, record 1, French, faute%20m%C3%A9dicale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- faute professionnelle médicale 3, record 1, French, faute%20professionnelle%20m%C3%A9dicale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Négligence professionnelle ou exercice inapproprié des activités professionnelles ne respectant pas les normes de soins et pouvant se solder par un préjudice au patient. 4, record 1, French, - faute%20professionnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
P. Cibrie dans «Le statut juridique, fiscal et social des médecins» [...] divise les fautes médicales en fautes techniques, fautes de droit commun et fautes contre l'humanité. Pour ces fautes, le médecin peut encourir une responsabilité pénale et une responsabilité civile. 5, record 1, French, - faute%20professionnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faute médicale : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 6, record 1, French, - faute%20professionnelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
faute professionnelle : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 7, record 1, French, - faute%20professionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
- Derecho de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mala praxis
1, record 1, Spanish, mala%20praxis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- error médico 1, record 1, Spanish, error%20m%C3%A9dico
correct, masculine noun
- mala práctica médica 2, record 1, Spanish, mala%20pr%C3%A1ctica%20m%C3%A9dica
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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