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Illegal aliens may fear to seek care
The News & Observer, August 20, 2008
A recent case in Alamance County, NC, in which medical records were used against an illegal immigrant has instilled a fear in other immigrants to seek care. This has lead some to believe the use of the medical records in that case has breached the trust between patients and doctors.
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