Biobank research: Who benefits from individual consent?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7826, 2011, Pages

  Forsberg, Joanna Stjernschantz ^a   Hansson, Mats G ^a   Eriksson, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOBANK; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGAN DONOR; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; RESEARCH;

EID: 84859001462     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5647     Document Type: Review

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