The use of routinely collected patient data for research: A critical review

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-463

  Foster, Victoria ^a   Young, Alys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data sharing; electronic records; ethics of care; informed consent; patient attitudes

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENTS; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84862734532     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459311425513     Document Type: Review

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