An ethical evaluation of the 2006 centers for disease control and prevention recommendations for HIV testing in health care settings

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 31-40

  Celada, M Teresa ^a   Merchant, Roland C ^b   Waxman, Michael J ^b   Sherwin, Angela M ^c  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aids; Health care delivery; Health policy; Medicine; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COERCION; COUNSELING; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 79953862757     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.560339     Document Type: Article

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