Virulent Epidemics and Scope of Healthcare Workers' Duty of Care
The phrase "duty of care" is, at best, too vague and, at worst, ethically dangerous. The nature and scope of the duty need to be determined, and conflicting duties must be recognized and acknowledged. Duty of care is neither fixed nor absolute but heavily dependent on context. The normal r...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-08-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/8/06-0360_article |