The ethics of clinical photography and social media

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-70

  Palacios González, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical photography; Informed consent; Medical publishing; Patient protection; Social media

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84936946810     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-014-9580-y     Document Type: Article

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