A review of Australian health privacy regulation regarding the use and disclosure of identified data to conduct data linkage

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-285

  Lovett, Ray ^a   Fisher, Jodie ^b   Al Yaman, Fadwa ^c   Dance, Phyll ^d   Vally, Hassan ^d  

^a Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service   (Australia)

^b Muuji Regional Centre for Emotional and Social Wellbeing   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indigenous health; Indigenous identifier; Medical Records Linkage; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE;

EID: 47249134613     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Review

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