Using personal health information in medical research

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7534, 2006, Pages 130-131

  Walley, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; EDITORIAL; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 31344434709     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7534.130     Document Type: Editorial

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