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AIDS in the workplace: what can be done?

Personnel. 1987 Jul;64(7):57-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AHA/87260185
Masi DA

Abstract: Employers must face the fact that some of their employees may eventually develop AIDS. Yet many organizations still have not developed a comprehensive policy that addresses the issues of educating the workforce about this disease, testing for the virus, and pressuring insurance carriers to change their policies to allow more cost-effective forms of care for people who have AIDS.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Attitude to Health *Employment Health Education Human *Personnel Management United States JOURNAL ARTICLE

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