Ethics, pandemics, and the duty to treat

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 4-19

  Malm, Heidi ^a   May, Thomas ^b   Francis, Leslie P ^c   Omer, Saad B ^d   Salmon, Daniel A ^d   Hood, Robert ^e  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Bioterrorism; Moral theory; Philosophy; Professional ethics; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTRACT; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIC; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CODES OF ETHICS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONTRACTS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52149090304     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802317974     Document Type: Article

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