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O'Reilly, James T., 1947-

Infectious disease : policy, law, and regulation / James T. O'Reilly and Victoria Wells Wulsin, MD. - x, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.

Part I. Understanding the background. 1. Introduction -- 2. Background and history -- Part II. Understanding liability litigation. 3. Liability litigation -- 4. Hospital liabilities: infection risks and hospital litigation -- Part III. Understanding regulation. 5. Constitutional issues -- 6. Regulatory systems affecting infection control -- 7. Reporting, quarantine, and tracing -- 8. Drugs and related products: responding to infections -- 9. International issues on infectious disease -- Part IV. Understanding workplace and commercial issues. 10. Infection conflicts and the workplace -- 11. Commercial claims relating to infectious disease -- Part V. Understanding the science issues. 12. The basic science of infections -- 13. How infections affect humans -- Conclusions.

ISBN: 9781634252997 1634252993

LCCN: 2016297023

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public health laws--United States.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.--United States
Tort liability of hospitals--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF3800 / .O74 2015