International efforts to develop biospecimen best practices

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 912-915

  Vaught, Jimmie B ^a   Caboux, Elodie ^b   Hainaut, Pierre ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 77950804831     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0058     Document Type: Short Survey

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