Physician as serial killer- the shipman case

Article Abstract:

An investigation on the number of deaths for which Harold Fredrick Shipman, a British general practitioner might was responsible during his career, from August 1970 to July 1998 is presented. The largest investigation conducted in United Kingdom concluded that he was responsible for unlawful killing of 218 cases, which makes him the most prolific killer in the history of the United Kingdom and probably the world.

United Kingdom, Legal issues & crime, Company legal issue, Investigations, Medical personnel, Medical malpractice, Shipman, Harold Fredrick

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Just the facts

Article Abstract:

Doctor's are actively responsible for defining the illness of their patients. It is suggested that the difference between the biomedical explication of the patients' diseases and their own is an artificial one.

Management dynamics, Risk factors, Practice, Patients

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