Breaching confidentiality to protect the public: Evolving standards of medical confidentiality for military detainees

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CODES OF ETHICS; COERCION; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34548090782     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160701577603     Document Type: Review

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