Confidentiality and the ethics of medical ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 220-224

  Rogers, W A ^a   Draper, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERIODICALS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TEACHING;

EID: 0042416568     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.4.220     Document Type: Article

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