Children and biobanks: A review of the ethical and legal discussion

Human Genetics

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-413

  Hens, Kristien ^a   Lévesque, Emmanuelle ^b   Dierickx, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOBANK; BLOOD; BLOOD SPOT; CHILD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TISSUE PREPARATION; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 80053314110     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1031-8     Document Type: Review

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