Ethical Dilemmas in Protecting Individual Rights versus Public Protection in the Case of Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases—including emerging and re-emerging diseases such as Ebola and tuberculosis—continue to be important causes of morbidity and mortality in the globalizing, contemporary world. This article discusses the ethical issues associated with protecting the rights of individuals versus the...
Main Author: | Kai-Lit Phua |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S11205 |
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