Will forensic use of medical biobanks decrease public trust in healthcare services? Some empirical observations

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 442-444

  Bexelius, Christin ^a   Hoeyer, Klaus ^b   Lynöe, Niels ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

biobanks; Forensics; healthcare services; public trust

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; FEMALE; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 34548569108     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940701280768     Document Type: Article

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