Protecting communities in research: Current guidelines and limits of extrapolation

Nature Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-280

  Weijer, Charles ^a   Goldsand, Gary ^b   Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0032721509     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/15455     Document Type: Review

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