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PDFSymposium on consent and confidentiality
The requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 for the processing of medical data
- Correspondence to: Mr P Boyd, Assistant Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, UK; mail{at}dataprotection.gov.uk
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The requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 for the processing of medical data
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- Accepted September 23, 2002
- First published February 1, 2003.
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April 27, 2016
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Copyright 2003 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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