Should patients have access to their medical records?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 596-597

  Carter, Meredith ^a  

^a Health Issues Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; PRIVACY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032556693     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123429.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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