Cross-border research on human embryonic stem cells: Legal and ethical considerations

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Mertes, Heidi ^a   Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extraterritorial jurisdiction; Freedom of research; International research; Research tourism; Stem cell legislation; Stem cell research

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONING; CULTURAL FACTOR; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CLONING, ORGANISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIABILITY, LEGAL; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION;

EID: 70349264412     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-008-9046-9     Document Type: Article

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