Personal privacy and public health: Potential impacts of privacy legislation on health research in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 293-296

  Harris, M Anne ^a   Levy, Adrian R ^a   Teschke, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Legislation; Privacy; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949103777     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403758     Document Type: Article

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