Disclosing the health status of public figures: Privacy versus public interest - When may doctors make disclosures?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 334-338

  McQuoid Mason, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC FIGURE;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; FAMOUS PERSONS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS;

EID: 34249805691     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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