Tissue samples as 'gifts' for research: A qualitative study of families and professionals

Medical Law International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-150

  Dixon Woods, Mary ^a   Cavers, Debbie ^b   Jackson, Clare J ^a   Young, Bridget ^c   Forster, Joanne ^d   Heney, David ^a   Pritchard Jones, Kathy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TISSUE;

EID: 47049108387     PISSN: 09685332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096853320800900203     Document Type: Article

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