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. 2021 Feb;214(3):119-123.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50838. Epub 2020 Nov 1.

Overt and covert recordings of health care consultations in Australia: some legal considerations

Megan Prictor  1 , Carolyn Johnston  1 , Amelia Hyatt  2
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Overt and covert recordings of health care consultations in Australia: some legal considerations

Megan Prictor et al. Med J Aust. 2021 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Communication; Confidentiality; Delivery of healthcare; Ethics, professional; Health communication; Informed consent; Legislation, medical; Medicolegal; Mobile applications; Physician-patient relations; Privacy; Technology.

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