Defining the subject of consent in DNA research

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-53

  Mitchell, Gordon R ^a   Happe, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Burial Ground Project; Genetics; Informed consent; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748370451     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026686027418     Document Type: Article

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