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Patient Access to Medical Records

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

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Type
Editorial
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 1980

References

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