Unconditional hospitality: HIV, ethics and the refugee 'problem'

Bioethics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 223-232

  Worth, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Derrida; Ethics; HIV; Hospitality; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICS; REFUGEE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEMOCRACY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANDATORY TESTING; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC POLICY; REFUGEES; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 33746899633     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2006.00499.x     Document Type: Review

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