An empirical examination of the management of return of individual research results and incidental findings in genomic biobanks

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Johnson, Gina ^a   Lawrenz, Frances ^a   Thao, Mao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

biobank; genomic research; incidental findings; individual research results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POLICY; RETURN OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH RESULT; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84859564566     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2012.20     Document Type: Article

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