The confidentiality of patient and physician information in pharmacy prescription records

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 815-816

  Zoutman, Dick E ^a,b   Ford, B Douglas ^a   Bassili, Assil R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LAW; NOTE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 1542313748     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1021826     Document Type: Note

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