Quarantine: Voluntary or Not?

Autor:	Gostin, Lawrence O., Gravely, Steven D., Shakman, Steve, Markel, Howard, Cetron, Marty
Předmět:	PUBLIC health administration EMERGENCY management policy PREVENTION of epidemics QUARANTINE -- Law & legislation PUBLIC health ethics SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks 2001 AIDS treatment SARS treatment
Zdroj:	Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics; Winter2004 Supplement, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p83-86, 4p
Abstrakt:	Comments on the use of quarantine in the management of public health emergencies in the U.S. Differences between quarantine and isolation; Benefits of isolation and quarantine to the management of communicable diseases and prevention of epidemics; Discussion of balancing public safety with private liberties in the management of public health emergencies; Legal and ethical aspects of quarantine and isolation in public health practice; Impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on public health policy; Issues related to the use of quarantine during the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s; Impact of the SARS epidemic in Canada and Asia on the development of public health procedures.
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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