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. 1991 Mar-Apr;21(2):36-46.

Duty to treat or right to refuse?

N Daniels  1
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  • PMID: 2045281

Duty to treat or right to refuse?

N Daniels. Hastings Cent Rep. 1991 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

By entering the medical profession, physicians have consented to accept a standard level of risk of infection. In most instances, the risk of contracting HIV does not exceed this level.

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