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GPs' records may have little diagnostic validity

S. Brandon-1996-11-16-BMJ
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EDITOR,—H Lavender's and P H Smee's articles reopen the question of confidentiality of patients' records.1 I am not reassured by the soothing words of Smee, who is head of life insurance at the Association of British Insurers: my experience suggests that many arbitrary decisions are taken by insurance companies on the basis of inadequate evidence, particularly where nervous illness is …

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EDITOR,—H Lavender's and P H Smee's articles reopen the question of confidentiality of patients' records.1 I am not reassured by the soothing words of Smee, who is head of life insurance at the Association of British Insurers: my experience suggests that many arbitrary decisions are taken by insurance companies on the basis of inadequate evidence, particularly where nervous illness is …

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ConfidentialityMedical recordGlobal Positioning SystemActuarial sciencePsychologyHistoryMedicineBusiness

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