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HIV and AIDS. Legal and ethical issues in the emergency department
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HIV and AIDS. Legal and ethical issues in the emergency department
Emerg Med Clin North Am.
1995 Feb.
Abstract
The treatment of individuals infected with HIV in the emergency department presents difficult and unique medical, social, legal, and ethical issues. These issues include: (1) informed consent for testing for HIV status, (2) mandatory testing of patients for HIV, (3) confidentiality of patients infected with HIV, (4) the duty to treat individuals infected with HIV, and (5) issues concerning health care workers infected with HIV.
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