The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data

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The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data. / Gunnarsdóttir, Hrefna Dögg; Cohen, Glenn ; Minssen, Timo; Gerke, Sara.

The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology, Life Sciences and Human Rights. ed. / Marcello Ienca; Oreste Pollicino; Laura Liguori; Elisa Stefanini; Roberto Andorno. Cambridge University Press, 2022. p. 48-55.

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Harvard

Gunnarsdóttir, HD, Cohen, G, Minssen, T & Gerke, S 2022, The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data. in M Ienca, O Pollicino, L Liguori, E Stefanini & R Andorno (eds), The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology, Life Sciences and Human Rights. Cambridge University Press, pp. 48-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775038.006

APA

Gunnarsdóttir, H. D., Cohen, G., Minssen, T., & Gerke, S. (2022). The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data. In M. Ienca, O. Pollicino, L. Liguori, E. Stefanini, & R. Andorno (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology, Life Sciences and Human Rights (pp. 48-55). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775038.006

Vancouver

Gunnarsdóttir HD, Cohen G, Minssen T, Gerke S. The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data. In Ienca M, Pollicino O, Liguori L, Stefanini E, Andorno R, editors, The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology, Life Sciences and Human Rights. Cambridge University Press. 2022. p. 48-55 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775038.006

Author

Gunnarsdóttir, Hrefna Dögg ; Cohen, Glenn ; Minssen, Timo ; Gerke, Sara. / The Ethics and Laws of Medical Big Data. The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology, Life Sciences and Human Rights. editor / Marcello Ienca ; Oreste Pollicino ; Laura Liguori ; Elisa Stefanini ; Roberto Andorno. Cambridge University Press, 2022. pp. 48-55

Bibtex

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