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Medical records: practicalities and principles of patient possession. | Synapse

September 1, 1991Open Access

Medical records: practicalities and principles of patient possession.

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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.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a200219d5e8712fdf65ab3d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.17.3.138