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The legislation from December 1998 in Iceland authorizing the creation and operation of a centralized health sector database reflects very controversial aspects of confidentiality and commercialization regarding genetic research and use of health information. The Bill was presented to the Icelandic Parliament (Althing) for the first time in March 1998 and was adopted December 17, 1998.
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Nielsen, L. (1999). The Icelandic Health Sector Database. In: Caulfield, T.A., Williams-Jones, B. (eds) The Commercialization of Genetic Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4713-6_8
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