Abstract
The brief history of causation in medicine and science. The law. Setting the scene. Negligence but no causation. Duty to warn. Prognosis. Loss of opportunity. Consecutive negligence. Indivisible injury. Unknown culprits. Obstetrics. The European Court of Justice. The future.
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