Aids and the Threat to Public Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20335886 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mervyn F Silverman, Deborah B Silverman |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Publication date | 1985-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3561393 |
| PMID | 4055347 |
| OpenAlex | W2020619325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
An overview is provided of public health and ethical issues posed by\nacquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Experiences in San Francisco are\noften cited as illustrations. Topics discussed include the sensitivity of\nhealth education about sexual practices; confidentiality; the patient's right\nto know the results of blood tests for antibodies related to AIDS; and the\npros and cons of closing, as a public health measure, bathhouses frequented by\nhomosexuals. (KIE abstract)
Closing (real estate) · Confidentiality · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Public health · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 1992 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |