Refugees, humanitarian aid and the right to decline vaccinations

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 276-277

  Caplan, A L ^a   Curry, David R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTRUISM; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEBANON; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; STANDARDS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTRUISM; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; LEBANON; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEES; SYRIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84923230821     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102383     Document Type: Article

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