Ethics in public health research: privacy and public health at risk: public health confidentiality in the digital age.
Public health agencies increasingly use electronic means to acquire, use, maintain, and store personal health information. Electronic data formats can improve performance of core public health functions, but potentially threaten privacy because they can be easily duplicated and transmitted to unauth...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 98; no. 5; pp. 793 - 802 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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American Public Health Association
May2008
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