Challenges created by data dissemination and access restrictions when attempting to address community concerns: individual privacy versus public wellbeing
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Challenges created by data dissemination and access restrictions when attempting to address community concerns: individual privacy versus public wellbeing
BACKGROUND Population health data are vital for the identification of public health problems and the development of public health strategies. Challenges arise when attempts are made to disseminate or access anonymised data that are deemed to be potentially identifiable. In these situations, there is debate about whether the protection of an individual's privacy outweighs potentially beneficial ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2242-3982
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18414