Patient confidentiality: Ethical, legal and regulatory responsibilities

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Marsh, Howard ^a   Reynard, John ^b  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; SHORT SURVEY;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 67650616210     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08608.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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