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HARP-570 |
| Title: |
Chaos reigns at medical schools over hepatitis B testing |
| Source: |
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal; 05/18/99, Vol. 160 Issue 10, p1492, 2p, 1c |
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| Year: |
1999 |
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0 |
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| Keywords: |
Canada, economic, social, and cultural rights, human rights, health, civil and political rights, education, right to privacy |
| Abstract: |
Discusses Health Canada’s guidelines that require physicians be immunized against hepatitis B. The debate at Canada’s medical schools over whether to test students for the disease; Efforts of universities to formulate a hepatitis B policy; Need for consistent policies across the provinces; Student reaction to University of British Columbia’s policy; The issue of mandatory testing and human rights. INSET: Six faculties, 6 policies. |
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Keywords: Canada, civil and political rights, cultural rights, economic, education, health, human rights, right to privacy, social
