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The destruction of the ‘Windrush’ disembarkation cards: a lost opportunity and the (re)emergence of Data Protection regulation as a threat to longitudinal research

2018-09-11

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Historical records and the research databases of completed studies have the potential either to establish new research studies or to inform follow-up studies assessing long-term health and social outcomes. Yet, such records are at risk of destruction resulting from misconceptions about data protection legislation and research ethics. The recent destruction of the Windrush disembarkation cards, which potentially co...

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Literature Corpus work: f395bd26-c916-584a-8836-57cb79dc89c3
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14796.1

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