PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M. McPhedran TI - Physician-patient privilege: the legal assault continues DP - 1996 Jun 01 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 1760--1763 VI - 154 IP - 11 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/11/1760.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/11/1760.full SO - CMAJ1996 Jun 01; 154 AB - The confidentiality of patient records, particularly in cases where sexual assault is alleged, has been called into question by two recent Supreme Court decisions. Toronto lawyer Marilou McPhedran discusses the recent Beharriell and O'Connor decisions and how they affect physicians.