Stored human tissue: An ethical perspective on the fate of anonymous, archival material

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Jones, D Gareth ^a   Gear, R ^a   Galvin, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANONYMOUS TESTING; CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 0348156829     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.6.343     Document Type: Article

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