Public health measures to control tuberculosis in low-income countries: Ethics and human rights considerations

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Kraemer, John D ^a,b,c   Cabrera, O A ^a   Singh, J A ^d,e,f   Depp, T B ^a,g   Gostin, L O ^a,h  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Tiyatien Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Human rights; Public health; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TRUST; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79955827767     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0412     Document Type: Review

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