Healthcare professionals and the reciprocal duty to treat during a pandemic disaster

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 39-41

  Mareiniss, Darren P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT; DISASTER; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NOTE; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACTS; DISASTERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, NURSING; ETHICS, PHARMACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52149097111     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802318147     Document Type: Note

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