A proposal for a model of informed consent for the collection, storage and use of biological materials for research purposes

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-142

  Porteri, Corinna ^a   Borry, Pascal ^b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biobank; Bioethics; Biological materials; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 40049095337     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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