Confidentiality and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS): An analysis of the legal and professional issues

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1162-1166

  Hayter, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CODES OF ETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTACT TRACING; DISCLOSURE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031156869     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.19970251162.x     Document Type: Article

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