Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Health Care Workers: The Restoration of Professional Authority

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 102-106

  Burris, Scott ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISCLOSURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030075227     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.5.2.102     Document Type: Article

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