Protection of health information in Italy: A step too far?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1739-1740

  Cuttini, Marina ^a   Marini, Cristiano ^a   Bruzzone, Silvia ^b   Prati, Sabrina ^b   Saracci, Rodolfo ^c  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFIDENTIALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; ITALY; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 75349085887     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn185     Document Type: Letter

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