Routine antenatal HIV testing and informed consent: An unworkable marriage?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 446-448

  Bennett, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34547781342     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.018861     Document Type: Article

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