Inclusion of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Genetic Research: Advance the Spirit by Changing the Rules?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 502-512

  Knerr, Sarah ^a   Wayman, Dawn ^b   Bonham, Vence L ^c  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PATIENT SELECTION; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN;

EID: 80051985142     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2011.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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