The role of ethics in information technology decisions: A case-based approach to biomedical informatics education

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Anderson, James G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ethics; Health informatics; Health informatics education; Information technology

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS;

HEALTH CARE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

EID: 1842477491     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.11.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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