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The skin is exposed to injury from a variety of sources and some of these injuries may involve negligence. For the purposes of this chapter the most important agents of injury leading to medico-legal claims are employers and the medical profession. Chiropodists, electrologists, hairdressers and beauticians are also at risk through operating on skin and hair. The makers and sellers of cosmetics and other products that may be in close contact with the skin can also be liable. Criminal injury to the skin can be found in the small but important class of abused children.

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  1. University of Nottingham, Saddlers Cottage, The Green, Farnsfield, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

    J. P. Jackson MB, FRCS (Emeritus Consultant Surgeon, Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Emeritus Consultant Surgeon, Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

  2. Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Saddlers Cottage, The Green, Farnsfield, Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK

    J. P. Jackson MB, FRCS (Emeritus Consultant Surgeon, Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) (Emeritus Consultant Surgeon, Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Sanderson, K.V. (1991). Dermatology. In: Jackson, J.P. (eds) A Practical Guide to Medicine and the Law. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1863-3_6

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