May 25, 2018, marks a date that has and will effect clinicians and researchers all over Europe and beyond. On that day, the became enforced. Since then, it has redefined the way data have to be collected, transmitted, and stored. The protection of personal data is a right guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. The GDPR has been conceived to unify and solidify the implementation of this right all over Europe. Its implications are, therefore, the focus of this article.

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通用数据保护条例及其对流行病学和观察研究的影响

2018年5月25日，标志着已经并将影响欧洲乃至整个欧洲范围内的临床医生和研究人员的日期。那天，被强制执行。从那时起，它重新定义了必须收集，传输和存储数据的方式。个人资料的保护是《欧盟基本权利宪章》所保障的权利。GDPR的构想是统一并巩固在整个欧洲实施这项权利。因此，其含义是本文的重点。