title: Consent for the linkage of data for public health research: is it (or should it be) an absolute pre-requisite?
authors.affiliation: Australian Health Ethics Committee, NHMRC. ahec.nhmrc@health.gov.au
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Breen
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D018579:Patient Selection; D018907:Privacy; D016387:Women's Health