Obtaining informed consent for genetic studies: The multiethnic study of atherosclerosis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 845-851

  Green, David ^a,i   Cushman, Mary ^b,c   Dermond, Norma ^d   Johnson, Eric A ^d   Castro, Cecilia ^e   Arnett, Donna ^f   Hill, Joel ^g   Manolio, Teri A ^h  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e University of Alabama ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Genetics; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DNA; ETHNICITY; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750290206     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj286     Document Type: Article

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