AIDS and the law a guide for the public
edited by Harlon L. Dalton, Scott Burris, and the Yale AIDS Law Project.
- New Haven Yale University Press c1987.
- xvii, 382 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-372) and index.
A little law for non-lawyers The AIDS epidemic : discovery of a new disease The transmission of AIDS A historical perspective Traditional public health strategies Schoolchildren with AIDS Prostitution as a public health issue Education as prevention AIDS in the workplace Screening workers for AIDS Housing issues Torts : private lawsuits about AIDS The right to medical treatment Insurance Doctors and patients : responsibilities in a confidential relationship Physicians versus lawyers : a conflict of cultures The military Prisons Intravenous drug abusers The Black community The lesbian and gay community Scott Burris -- June E. Osborn -- Richard Green -- Allan M. Brandt -- Larry Gostin -- Frederic C. Kass -- John F. Decker -- Jane Harris Ailen -- Arthur S. Leonard -- Mark A. Rothstein -- Daniel R. Mandelker -- Donald H.J. Hermann -- Taunya Lovell Banks -- Mark Scherzer -- Richard Belitsky, Robert A. Solomon -- Daniel M. Fox -- Rhonda R. Rivera -- Urvashi Vaid -- Catherine O'Neill -- Wayne L. Greaves -- Mark S. Senak. Part I. The medical background -- Part II. Government responses to AIDS -- Part III. Private sector responses to AIDS -- Part IV. AIDS and health care -- Part V. AIDS in institutions -- Part VI. Confronting AIDS : the problems of special groups --
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