Clinical registries: The urgent need to address ethical hurdles

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 134-135

  Evans, Sue M ^a   Loff, Bebe ^a   Cameron, Peter A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE REGISTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84874582985     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10648     Document Type: Article

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