PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M L Gilhooly
AU  - S M McGhee
TI  - Medical records: practicalities and principles of patient possession.
AID  - 10.1136/jme.17.3.138
DP  - 1991 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 138--143
VI  - 17
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/17/3/138.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/17/3/138.full
SO  - J Med Ethics1991 Sep 01; 17
AB  - This review of issues and research is in two parts: 1) practical problems surrounding patient-held records and 2) ethical arguments for and against patient-held records. We argue that research on patient-held records indicates that there are no substantial practical drawbacks and considerable ethical benefits to be derived from giving patients custody of their medical records.