Regulatory and ethical considerations for linking clinical and administrative databases

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 971-982

  Dokholyan, Rachel S ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Falletta, John M ^b   Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^c   Shahian, David ^d   Haan, Constance K ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Saint Petersburg   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA BASE; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REGISTER; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, CLINICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67049172103     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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