Offering aggregate results to participants in genomic research: Opportunities and challenges

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 490-496

  Beskow, Laura M ^a   Burke, Wylie ^b   Fullerton, Stephanie M ^b   Sharp, Richard R ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregate results; education; informed consent; research participants; research results; trust

Indexed keywords

GENOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; TRUST; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84859597526     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2011.62     Document Type: Review

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