Medicolegal and Ethical Issues in Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

Joseph S. Kass, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Neurology, Ben Taub General Hospital, Harris Health System, Houston, Texas.

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