Privacy and occupational health services

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 522-525

  Heikkinen, Anne ^a,d   Launis, V ^b   Wainwright, P ^c   Leino Kilpi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSENSUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIVACY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33748710255     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.013557     Document Type: Article

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