Patient privacy protection using anonymous access control techniques

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Weerasinghe, D ^a   Rajarajan, M ^a   Elmufti, K ^a   Rakocevic, V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anonymous medical service; Healthcare security; Patient privacy; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED;

EID: 44249127740     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME9116     Document Type: Article

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