Criminalizing HIV transmission using model law: troubling best practice standardizations in the global HIV/AIDS response

Critical Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 441-454

  Grace, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

best practice; criminal law; criminalization; HIV AIDS; model law

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84938553780     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2015.1049121     Document Type: Article

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