Privacy implications of health information seeking on the web

Communications of the ACM

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 68-77

  Libert, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE;

CODE OF CONDUCT; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; HEALTH CONDITION; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACTS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY PROTECTION;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 84923585065     PISSN: 00010782     EISSN: 15577317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2658983     Document Type: Article

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