Personal paper. Disclosure of clinical audit records in law: Risks and possible defences

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7119, 1997, Pages 1369-1370

  Womack, Christopher ^a   Roger, Susan ^a   Lavin, Mandie ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SHORT SURVEY; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 0030726693     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7119.1369     Document Type: Short Survey

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