Potential harms associated with routine collection of patient sociodemographic information: A rapid review.

Jennifer PetkovicStephanie L DuenchVivian WelchTamara RaderAlison JenningsAlan J ForsterPeter Tugwell

Published in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)

Overall, patients support the collection of sociodemographic information. However, harms are possible, especially for some population subgroups. Harms may be mitigated by providing a rationale for the collection of this information.

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