Privacy and the use of health data for research

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 537-541

  O'Keefe, Christine M ^a   Connolly, Chris J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Galexia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 78149297858     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04041.x     Document Type: Review

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