Record linkage research and informed consent: who consents?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Linking computerized health insurance records with routinely collected survey data is becoming increasingly popular in health services research. However, if consent is not universal, the requirement of written informed consent may in...

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Main Authors: Chou Yiing-Jenq, Chang Hsing-Yi, Shih Shu-Fang, Huang Nicole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/18