A duty to treat during a pandemic? the time for talk is now

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 29-31

  Bailey, Tracey M ^a   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^a   Yonge, Olive ^a   Marrie, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT; DISASTER PLANNING; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIC; ETHICS; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CODES OF ETHICS; CONTRACTS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INSERVICE TRAINING; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 52149099199     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802318220     Document Type: Note

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