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Review
. 2000 Feb;14(20):36-41.
doi: 10.7748/ns2000.02.14.20.36.c2759.

Research, ethics and the data protection legislation

M McKane  1 , D Tolson
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Research, ethics and the data protection legislation

M McKane et al. Nurs Stand. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

As nursing research becomes more common, so does the issue of whether or not patients should be involved and, if so, to what extent. This article examines how the data protection legislation helps to protect patients, and whether they have the capability to decide to participate, or not.

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