Legal aspect of the doctor's responsibility for the patient's health

Abstract

The article describes the Legally established rights and obligations of the attending physician, as well as other medical professionals who provide medical care to patients, and also defines the rights and obligations of the patient and his Legal representatives to take care of their health, as well as their responsibility for noncompliance with the doctor's prescriptions and recommendations.

Keywords:attending physician, duty doctor, criminal liability, health, rights and obligations of the patient, rights and obligations of the physician

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interests. The author declare no conflict of interests.

For citation: Mustafina-Bredikhina D.M. Legal aspect of the doctor's responsibility for the patient's health. Neonatologiya: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie [Neonatology: News, Opinions, Training]. 2020; 8 (4): 73-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2308-2402-2020-8-4-73-76 (in Russian)

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Degtyarev Dmitriy Nikolaevich
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Scientific Research of the V.I. Kulakov Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology National Medical Research Center of Ministry of Healthсаre of the Russian Federation, Head of the Chair of Neonatology at the Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Society of Neonatologists, Moscow, Russian Federation

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