Biobanks and the Return of Research Results: Out with the Old and In with the New?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 614-620

  Zawati, Ma'n H ^a   Rioux, Amélie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISCLOSURE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC TESTING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 81255147439     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2011.00628.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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