title: Mandatory disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus status by surgeons is philosophically and practically counterproductive.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ecker
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D014342:Truth Disclosure