Ethical and Legal Challenges Posed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Implications for the Control of Severe Infectious Disease Threats

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3229-3237

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a,b   Bayer, Ronald ^c   Fairchild, Amy L ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c New York State Psychiatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE FINDING; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL;

EID: 0346876277     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.24.3229     Document Type: Review

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