title: Respecting patients' rights in manuscripts: confidentiality, informed consent, and IRB approval.
abstract: Patients' rights for privacy and confidentiality extend to publications. This author describes how authors, reviewers, and editors can ensure patient confidentiality in manuscripts.
authors.affiliation: linda ohler@aol.com
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ohler
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D008373:Manuscripts as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014481:United States