title: Importance and limits of medical confidentiality.
authors.affiliation: North York General Hospital, Toronto.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028701:Patient Rights; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations