Limited property rights in umbilical cord blood for transplantation and research

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 203-207

  Munzer, Stephen R ^a   Smith, Franklin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; COMMERCE; FATHERS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MOTHERS; OWNERSHIP; PATENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RESEARCH; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035009636     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200105000-00004     Document Type: Editorial

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