State confidentiality laws and restrictions on epidemiologic research: A case study of Louisiana law and proposed solutions

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-94

  Vukadinovich, David M ^a,b   Coughlin, Steven S ^a,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LLP   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH;

CONFIDENTIALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; LOUISIANA; MEDICAL RECORDS; REGISTRIES; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 0032925875     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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