"Duty to Warn" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A health professional's obligation to breach patient CONFIDENTIALITY to warn third parties of the danger of their being assaulted or of contracting a serious infection.
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D017007
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.401.046.800.200 F04.096.544.335.240.270 I01.880.604.583.080.134.800.200 I01.880.604.583.080.270 N03.706.535.230.270
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Duty to Warn" by people in Profiles.
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Rare but routine: the physician's obligation to protect third parties. Am J Bioeth. 2006 Mar-Apr; 6(2):34-6; discussion W32-4.
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Duty to warn about hereditary disease risks. JAMA. 2005 Feb 09; 293(6):676.
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Sexually transmitted disease: a private matter? Am Fam Physician. 2002 Oct 01; 66(7):1351-2, 1355.
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On warning families about genetic risk: the ghost of Tarasoff. Am J Med. 2000 Dec 15; 109(9):738-9.