A step forward for data protection and biomedical research

To update previous correspondence to this journal,1 we are pleased to report that, in large part through the efforts of the biomedical research community, a European General Data Protection Regulation that is favourable for research was agreed by Member States and Parliament in December, 2015.2 Alth...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 387; no. 10026; pp. 1374 - 1375
Main Authors Dove, Edward S, Thompson, Beth, Knoppers, Bartha M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 02.04.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Computer Security - legislation & jurisprudence
Confidentiality
Consent
Data integrity
European Union
Humans
Internal Medicine
Policy Making
Privacy
Regulation
Research Subjects
Europe
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Summary:To update previous correspondence to this journal,1 we are pleased to report that, in large part through the efforts of the biomedical research community, a European General Data Protection Regulation that is favourable for research was agreed by Member States and Parliament in December, 2015.2 Although the Regulation will probably not apply until mid-2018, now is an appropriate time to highlight the implications for biomedical research.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30078-2