Commentary: Is testing for HIV without consent justifiable?

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Comment

Ann Sommerville. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Nov 23;325(7374):1225-7.

¹ BMA Medical Ethics Department, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR. asommerville@bma.org.uk

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