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Patient Access to Information on Clinicians Infected With Blood-Borne Pathogens

Authors :
Fost, Norman
Source :
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. Oct 18, 2000, Vol. 284 Issue 15, p1975
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

A proposal to drop the requirement for HIV-infected health care workers to disclose their status to patients needs further examination. The argument for the change is that the risk of transmission is very low and disclosure violates the health care workers privacy and civil rights.

Details

ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
284
Issue :
15
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.66420499