The hippocratic bargain and health information technology

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-13

  Rothstein, Mark A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED STATES;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952795469     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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