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We must convince the public that researchers need access to medical records

BMJ⁠ 2015⁠; 351⁠ doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3853 (Published 17 July 2015)⁠

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Re: We must convince the public that researchers need access to medical records

Materials should be used in the right sense in medical research.

Researchers can access data which is useful to humanity. But this information should not be manipulated to promote pharmaceutical products and should not be linked to any other purpose than medical research.

Competing interests: No competing interests

25 July 2015

M A Aleem

Neurologist

ABC Hospital

Annamalainagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India