Pandemic influenza: Human rights, ethics and duty to treat

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Pahlman, I ^a,b   Tohmo, H ^c   Gylling, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HIV Foundation   (Finland)

^c HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPANISH INFLUENZA;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 72249099211     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02163.x     Document Type: Review

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