Cancer as rubbish: Donation of tumor tissue for research

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-84

  Morrell, Bronwen ^a   Lipworth, Wendy ^a   Axler, Renata ^a   Kerridge, Ian ^a   Little, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ethics; genetics; moral perspectives; perceptions; research participation; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DONOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78650633744     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310373753     Document Type: Article

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