title: Privacy and confidentiality practices for research with health information in Canada.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hagey
mesh_terms: 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