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医事法复习资料 第一章 医事法概述 一、医事法 （一）医学与医疗 医学是通过研究各种因素（包括衰老、疾病、暴力伤害等）对人体生命过程的影响，努力防御这些因素并纠正已经造成的影响而维护生命过程的一门科学和技术。 （二）医事法的含义 1．医事法 Medical law（From Wikipedia）：Medical law?is the branch of?law?which concerns the?prerogatives?and responsibilities of?medical professionals?and the?rights of the patient.?It should not be confused with?medical jurisprudence(=forensic medicine), which is a branch of?medicine, rather than a branch of law.The main branches of medical law are the law on?confidentiality, negligence and torts in relation to medical treatment (most notably?medical malpractice), and?criminal law?in