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HIV‐Positive health care workers and the obligation to disclose

Do patients have a right to know?

Karen C. Lieberman J.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, 1103 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233
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Arthur R. Derse M.D., J.D. Staff Physician, St. Joseph's Hospital, ; Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin,
Pages 333-356 | Published online: 23 Jul 2009

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  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School. Address correspondence to Professor Lieberman at Marquette University Law School, 1103 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
  • Staff Physician, St. Joseph's Hospital and Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin. The authors are grateful to Prof. Mary Mahoney, Ms. Mary Olson, and Mr. Duane Strojny for their valuable research assistance.

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