Context, confidentiality, and consent in tailored health communications: A cautionary note

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Orleans, C Tracy ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; MANAGED CARE; MARKETING; PRIVACY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 0033509210     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895962     Document Type: Article

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