Privacy and confidentiality practices for research with health information in Canada.
Author outlines structurally the Canadian statutes and policies governing access to health information for research purposes at the federal level (Statistics Canada) and in three selected provinces.
Hagey
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Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
D026683:Advisory Committees; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002170:Canada; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030881:Disclosure; D033161:Government Regulation; D006286:Health Planning Councils; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012106:Research