Journal article
The duty to care in an influenza pandemic: A qualitative study of Canadian public perspectives
Abstract
Ever since the emergence of SARS, when we were reminded that the nature of health care practitioners' duty to care is greatly contested, it has remained a polarizing issue. Discussions on the nature and limits of health care practitioners' duty to care during disasters and public health emergencies abounds the literature, ripe with arguments seeking to ground its foundations. However, to date there has been little public engagement on this …
Authors
Bensimon CM; Smith MJ; Pisartchik D; Sahni S; Upshur REG
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 75, No. 12, pp. 2425–2430
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.09.021
ISSN
0277-9536