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标题：Individual freedom versus collective responsibility: too many rights make a wrong?
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作者：Katharine J Looker ; Timothy B Hallett
期刊名称：Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
印刷版ISSN：1742-7622
电子版ISSN：1742-7622
出版年度：2006
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：14
DOI：10.1186/1742-7622-3-14
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Individuals might reasonably expect the freedom to make their own decisions regarding their health. However, what happens when an individual's wishes conflict with what is in that individual's best interests? How far should an individual's rights be restricted for his or her own benefit? Similarly, what limitations should be placed on an individual's behaviour when that person's wishes go against what is good for the population in general? Here we discuss the issues that can arise when the rights of individuals conflict with individual and population benefits in relation to infectious diseases.