Protecting health and patient confidentiality, ethics and surveillance

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 581-589

  Nicoll, Angus ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Data protection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; RESEARCH ETHICS;

EID: 27744564576     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cupe.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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