Comparison of participant information and informed consent forms of five European studies in genetic isolated populations

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-302

  Mascalzoni, Deborah ^a   Janssens, A Cecile Jw ^b   Stewart, Alison ^c   Pramstaller, Peter ^a   Gyllensten, Ulf ^d   Rudan, Igor ^e,f   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^b   Wilson, James F ^f   Campbell, Harry ^f   Quillan, Ruth Mc ^f  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c PHG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; EUROSPAN; Information leaflets; Informed consent; Isolates; Participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENETIC ISOLATION BY DISTANCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSENT FORMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149153374     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.155     Document Type: Article

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