Security of medical information: The threat from within

M.D. Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 15-17

  Anderson, James G ^a,b   Brann, Maria ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW;

COMPUTER SECURITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PRIVACY;

EID: 0033734747     PISSN: 07246811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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