Ethical points from the SARS outbreak in Toronto
In response to the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada a working party of bioethicists and other professionals was set up to identify the main ethical issues raised by the outbreak. They reached a consensus on ten key ethical values involved: individual liber...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2004
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 352 |
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| Summary: | In response to the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada a working party of bioethicists and other professionals was set up to identify the main ethical issues raised by the outbreak. They reached a consensus on ten key ethical values involved: individual liberty, protection of the public, proportionality, reciprocity, transparency, privacy, protection of communities from stigmatisation, duty to provide care, equity, and solidarity. The applicability of these values is … |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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