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Case study: Should we protect families from patients? / Commentaries
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Case study: Should we protect families from patients? / Commentaries

Florence Gelo, Bonnie O'Connor and Wayne Vaught
The Hastings Center report, Vol.28(3)
01 May 1998

Abstract

Deaths Families & family life HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Medical ethics Safety
Gelo, O'Connor and Vaught comment on a situation in which family members were not told of a pregnant deceased woman's HIV status. The health care team didn't insist that family members and friends use universal precautions when they went in to view and touch the body.

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