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Pathologists are physicians, a fact pathologists sometimes remind others of when it suits the pathologist’s purpose. Otherwise, pathologists, who have chosen to toil in the wings, are usually content to be overlooked. Nevertheless, the pathologist is a physician first and a pathologist second. Therefore, pathologists have legal obligations that are common to all physicians. Some of those common obligations, however, do take on a special twist in the practice of pathology.
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Davis, G.G., Scott, M.A. (2004). Impact of Law on Pathology Practice—Everyday Occurrences. In: Pathology and Law. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21818-2_3
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