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MeSH Heading: Confidentiality
Tree Number(s): F04.096.544.335.240; I01.880.604.473.650.500; I01.880.604.583.080; N03.706.437.650.124; N03.706.535.230
Unique ID: D003219
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003219
Annotation: secrecy goes here
Scope Note: The privacy of information and its protection against unauthorized disclosure.
Entry Term(s): Confidential Information; Patient Data Privacy; Privacy of Patient Data; Privileged Communication; Secrecy
Previous Indexing: Jurisprudence (1966-1974)
See Also: Anonymous Testing; Disclosure; Duty to Warn; Genetic Privacy; Parental Notification; Privacy
Public MeSH Note: 80; was PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION 1975-79; was PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION see under JURISPRUDENCE 1968-74
Online Note: use CONFIDENTIALITY to search PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION 1975-79; use JURISPRUDENCE 1968-74
History Note: 80; was PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION 1975-79; was PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION see under JURISPRUDENCE 1968-74
Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/25

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

trends (TD)

Confidentiality MeSH Descriptor Data 2025