Ethics for pandemics beyond influenza: Ebola, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and anticipating future ethical challenges in pandemic preparedness and response

Monash Bioethics Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 130-147

  Smith, Maxwell J ^a   Silva, Diego S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

All hazards planning; Ebola; Ethics; Pandemic planning; Pandemic preparedness; Public health emergency preparedness and response; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; EBOLAVIRUS; ETHICS; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRANSMISSION; TRENDS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EBOLAVIRUS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PANDEMICS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84965169523     PISSN: 13212753     EISSN: 18366716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40592-015-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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