Privacy and data protection in eHealth: A comparative approach between South African and French legal systems

2010 IST-Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ferraud Ciandet, Nathalie ^a  

^a GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

deontology; France; legislation; liability; privacy; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEONTOLOGY; FRANCE; LEGISLATION; LIABILITY; PRIVACY; SOUTH AFRICA;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; USER INTERFACES;

HEALTH;

EID: 79956075517     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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