Pre-employment medical testing in Brazil: ethical challenges.
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2012-10
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Pre-employment medical tests, considered to be a practice within the subspecialty of occupational medicine, are ordered by physicians on behalf of employers. Candidates for a job may be rejected if they are found to suffer from a condition that can be worsened by the job, or one that may put other workers at risk. As the physician who orders pre-employment tests is chosen by the employer, pre-employment tests can violate both the autonomy and the privacy of the individual. This paper discusses ethical conflicts inherent in pre-employment medical testing.
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Palhares Dario, dos Santos Ivone Laurentino. Pre-employment medical testing in Brazil: ethical challenges. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 2012 Oct-Dec;9 (4): 266-268.