Abstract
Considers the legal and ethical obligations of blood suppliers to warn recipients of blood products about possible contamination of the blood supply with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare but fatal neurological disease.
MeSH terms
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Blood Banks* / legislation & jurisprudence
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / prevention & control*
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / transmission
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Disclosure*
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Ethics, Medical*
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Humans
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Liability, Legal*
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Tissue Donors
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Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Truth Disclosure*
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United States