Patients' opinions on privacy, consent and the disclosure of health information for medical research

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 60-67

  Page, Stacey A ^a   Mitchell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Informed consent; Privacy; Secondary data

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIVACY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33751209201     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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