Ethical challenges in TB control in the era of XDR-TB

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Selgelid, Michael J ^a   Kelly, P M ^a,b   Sleigh, A ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Ethics; Tuberculosis; XDR TB

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL RIGHTS; BIOETHICS; ETHICIST; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; JUSTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS, CLINICAL; EXTENSIVELY DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HUMANS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 40549124317     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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