Medical ethics in prisons: Rules, standards and challenges

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-267

  Pont, Jörg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Health care in prison; Medical ethics; Prison

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRISON; PRISONER; PRIVACY; PUNISHMENT; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33845260730     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200601069643     Document Type: Review

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