Patient confidentiality and telephone consultations: Time for a password

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 688-689

  Sokol, Daniel K ^a   Car, J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33646586466     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.014415     Document Type: Article

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