Ethics and patient privacy

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  McCarthy, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Ethics; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 59049102895     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07144     Document Type: Article

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