Standard operating procedures, ethical and legal regulations in BTB (Brain/Tissue/Bio) banking: What is still missing?

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-167

  Ravid, Rivka ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain Tissue Bio banking; Code of Conduct; Donors; Ethics; Financial gain; Funding; Genetic testing; Informed consent; Safety; Sharing

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; BRAIN TISSUE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FUNDING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION;

BRAIN; CODES OF ETHICS; FINANCIAL AUDIT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 48449097132     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9101-4     Document Type: Review

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