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Duty to Warn
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Definition
: 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.
See Also
Confidentiality
;
Duty to Recontact
;
Mandatory Reporting
Other names
to Warn, Duty; Warn, Duty to