Authors' abstractThis review ofissues and research is in two parts: 1) practicalproblems surroundingpatient-held records and 2) ethical arguments for and against patient-held records. We argue that research on patient-held records indicates that there are no substantial practical drawbacks and considerable ethical benefits to be derived from giving patients custody oftheir medical records.
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