The informed consent aftermath of the genetic revolution. An Italian example of implementation

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-190

  Artizzu, Federica ^a  

^a SHARDNA Life Sciences SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethical framework; Ethics of genetic databases; Group consent; Informed consent; Population genomics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 46149097414     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-007-9086-y     Document Type: Article

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