The perceived impact of location privacy: A web-based survey of public health perspectives and requirements in the UK and Canada

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  AbdelMalik, Philip ^a,b   Boulos, Maged N Kamel ^a   Jones, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 44349178105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-156     Document Type: Review

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