The effect of privacy legislation on observational research

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 871-873

  Gershon, Andrea S ^a,b,c   Tu, Jack V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Institutefor Clinical Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY;

EID: 41649087324     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.061353     Document Type: Note

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