Protecting patients from discrimination - The Americans with Disabilities act and HIV infection

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1255-1259

  Annas, George J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTIST; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LAW; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION; AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990; BRAGDON V. ABBOTT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DISSENT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL OBLIGATIONS; LEGAL RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REHABILITATION ACT 1973; SCHOOL BOARD OF NASSAU COUNTY V. ARLINE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STANDARDS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

DENTISTS; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTION; RISK; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032558755     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199810223391723     Document Type: Review

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