Donors perceptions of consent to and feedback from biobank research: Time to acknowledge diversity?

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 345-352

  Hoeyer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biobank ethics; Biobanks; Feedback; Informed consent; Public attitudes; Public perceptions; Respect for persons

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DONOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

FEEDBACK; HUMANS; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 77956341799     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000262329     Document Type: Review

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