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Privacy and Health Care (Biomedical Ethics Reviews) by Charity Scott (auth.), James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder (eds.) is a medicine available to read on EtoBox.

Western societies generally recognize both a legal and a moral right to privacy. However, at the present time there is no settled opin ion in the United States regarding how these rights should relate to medical information. On the one hand, virtually everyone agrees that one' s medical records should not be open to just any interested person' s inspection. On the other hand, most also agree that some sacrifices in medical privacy are necessary for scientific advancement, public health protectio

It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.

Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.

Author
Charity Scott (auth.), James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder (eds.)
Publisher
Humana Press : Imprint: Humana
Published
2001
Language
EN
ISBN
9786610820771
Category
medicine
Subjects
Medical, Science, Philosophy
Updated
2026-03-25