Legal aspects of records based medical research

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 899-901

  Parkes, S E ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANONYMOUS TESTING; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SECURITY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 4944257258     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045666     Document Type: Editorial

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