A qualitative study of women's views on medical confidentiality

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 499-504

  Jenkins, G ^a,b   Merz, J F ^c   Sankar, P ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL BELIEF; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944576157     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.010280     Document Type: Article

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