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The Complex Rules of Medical Privacy Rights of Minors

December 1, 2016

The concept of privacy and confidentiality in the medical profession is as almost as old as medical practices themselves. Many of the standards of ethics and morals among healthcare professionals are passed down to us from Hippocrates; the Ancient Greek physician whose ‘Hippocratic Oath’ remains a key text for anyone working in healthcare the modern United States.

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