title: [Patient access to the medical file].
abstract: A new law regulates the access of the patients to their medical files in Belgium. The authors discuss the implications of this law for everyday medical practice.
authors.affiliation: Polycliniques d'Ophtalmologie, CHU, Sart-Tilman, Université de Liège, Belgique. jmrakic@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rakic
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermans
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033283:Patient Access to Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*