A study of bioethical knowledge and perceptions in Korea

Bioethics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 309-322

  Park, Young Joon ^b   Kim, Sujin ^a   Kim, Aeree ^a   Ha, Seung Yeon ^c   Lee, Young Mee ^a   Shin, Bong Kyung ^d   Lee, Hyun Joo ^a   Park, Soojin ^e   Kim, Han Kyeom ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Human biorepository network; Korean bioethics; Regression analysis; Tissue banks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; CODES OF ETHICS; COMMERCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 77956001791     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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