Medical records and privacy: Empirical effects of legislation

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1 II, 1999, Pages 417-425

  McCarthy, Douglas B ^a   Shatin, Deborah ^a   Drinkard, Carol R ^a   Kleinman, John H ^a   Gardner, Jacqueline S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Informed consent; Medical records; Privacy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH;

COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MINNESOTA; PRIVACY; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032915887     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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