Privacy and the secondary use of data for health research: Experience in Canada and suggested directions forward

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL/ 1, 2003, Pages 17-23

  Willison, Donald J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES;

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MORALITY; PATENT; PERSONNEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0038383689     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581903766468837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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