Medical student attitudes toward AIDS patients. From: American Family Physician | Date: September 1, 1989 | COPYRIGHT 1989 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Medical Student Attitudes Toward AIDS Patients

The ability of the health care system to cope with the epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome could be compromised by negative physician attitudes toward patients with AIDS. In a recent survey of over 4,000 physicians, half believed that they had the right not to treat AIDS patients, and 15 percent stated that they would actually refuse to treat AIDS patients. Current medical students will play a large role in caring for the increasing numbers of AIDS patients (an estimated 365,000 by 1992).

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