Privacy interests in prescription data, part I: Prescriber privacy

IEEE Security and Privacy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-76

  Kosseim, Patricia ^a   El Emam, Khaled ^b  

^a Genome Canada   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pharmaceutical data; Prescription data; Privacy; Privacy interests; Privacy laws

Indexed keywords

PHARMACEUTICAL DATA; PRESCRIPTION DATA; PRIVACY; PRIVACY INTERESTS; PRIVACY LAWS;

EID: 60049086085     PISSN: 15407993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2009.14     Document Type: Review

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