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Privacy and Health Care
. Ed(S): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F.
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Description for Privacy and Health Care
Paperback. Editor(s): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
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 protection, and other social goals. However, what limits should be set upon those sacrifices, and how those limits should be ... Read more
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 protection, and other social goals. However, what limits should be set upon those sacrifices, and how those limits should be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Series
Biomedical Ethics Reviews
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781617372339
SKU
V9781617372339
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