The impact of requiring patient authorization for use of data in medical records research

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 361-365

  Yawn, Barbara P ^a   Yawn, Roy A ^a   Geier, G Richard ^a   Xia, Zhisen ^b   Jacobsen, Steven J ^c  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Section of Biostatics   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Epidemiology; Informed consent; Medical records

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MINNESOTA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0031796369     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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