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AIDS: some medico-legal aspects
1University of South Africa, Pretoria.
Medicine and Law
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The increase in HIV infection in South Africa poses serious problems not only to medical services in this country, but also to its legal system. Some of the more immediate medico-legal problems surrounding AIDS are discussed: Informed consent to the testing for HIV antibodies, the maintenance of confidentiality and the question of whether health care workers may refuse to treat AIDS patients.
Keywords:
Health Care and Public HealthLegal ApproachProfessional Patient RelationshipAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaConfidential InformationDeveloping CountriesDiseasesEnglish Speaking AfricaEthicsExaminations And DiagnosesHematologic TestsHiv InfectionsInformed Consent--legal aspectsLaboratory Examinations And DiagnosesLaboratory ProceduresObstaclesOrganization And AdministrationScreeningSouth AfricaSouthern AfricaTreatmentViral Diseases