Causation in law and medicine

Causation is an issue that is fundamental in both law and medicine, as well as the interface between the two disciplines. It is vital for the resolution of a great many disputes in court concerning personal injuries, medical negligence, criminal law and coronial issues, as well as in the provision of both diagnoses and treatment in medicine. This book offers a vital analysis of issues such as causation in law and medicine, issues of causal responsibility, agency and harm in criminal law, causation in forensic medicine, scientific and statistical approaches to causation, proof of cause, influence and effect, and causal responsibility in tort law

Understanding health : a determinants approach

This work introduces students to the variety of approaches to old and new public health, by placing them in the broader context of conditions and structures in society. Practical in its approach, this introductory text features a wide range of examples and case studies.