Governing stem cell banks and registries: Emerging Issues

Stem Cell Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 96-105

  Isasi, Rosario M ^a   Knoppers, Bartha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION; STEM CELL BANK; STEM CELL REGISTRY;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

IPS;

EID: 70349869179     PISSN: 18735061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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