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Abstract
A GP is not informed that her patient is HIV-positive. The question is posed-should doctors in special clinics act on the assumption that patients do not want their GP informed? It is argued that this assumption may be false, and that it may deny patients the offer of appropriate and timely support.Entities:
Keywords: Health Care and Public Health; Professional Patient Relationship
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2366236 PMCID: PMC1375934 DOI: 10.1136/jme.16.2.81
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Ethics ISSN: 0306-6800 Impact factor: 2.903