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Bloodborne pathogen transmission from healthcare worker to patients. Legal issues and provider perspectives. Surg Clin North Am 1995 Dec;75(6):1205-17

Date

12/01/1995

Pubmed ID

7482145

DOI

10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46792-7

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028784519 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

Health-care providers have an obvious, primary obligation to patients. Yet providers also have obligations to the public health (society), their institutional or individual self-interests, and their employees (fellow health-care workers). These obligations contain inherent conflicts, and attempts to reconcile the conflicts often perpetuate contradictions. This article identifies and discusses some of the moral and legal bases of these conflicts.

Author List

Rhodes RS, Telford GL, Hierholzer WJ Jr, Barnes M

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Blood-Borne Pathogens
HIV Infections
Health Personnel
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
Informed Consent
Liability, Legal
Morals
Risk Factors
United States