Not Saints But Healers: The Legal Duties of Health Care Professionals in the AIDS Epidemic.

Annas, George J.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Not Saints But Healers: The Legal Duties of Health Care Professionals in the AIDS Epidemic.

Annas, George J.

American Journal of Public Health, v78 n7 p844-49 Jul 1988

Health providers in private practice have no legal duties to treat AIDS and HIV-infected individuals except in specific situations. However, they do have a professional duty to treat or locate the ailment and refer the patient for appropriate treatment. (BJV)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Ethics, Health Personnel, Legal Responsibility, Medical Associations, Medical Evaluation, Medical Services, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Physicians Assistants

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