Biobanking and public health: Is a human rights approach the tie that binds?

Human Genetics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 451-463

  Meslin, Eric M ^a   Garba, Ibrahim ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ETHICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL GENETICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 80053300506     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1061-2     Document Type: Article

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