Rape survivors and the right to emergency medical treatment to prevent HIV infection

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-44

  McQuoid Mason, David ^a   Dhai, Ames ^a   Moodley, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; POLICE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RAPE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TERATOGENICITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VICTIM;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLICE; RAPE; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0037239240     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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