Ethical dimensions of human immunodeficiency virus infection during pregnancy

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-198

  Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b   Ledger, William J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directives; Confidentiality; Ethics; HIV infection; Pregnancy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030729219     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:2<192::AID-IDOG16>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Conference Paper

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