Turning residual human biological materials into research collections: Playing with consent

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 351-355

  Gefenas, Eugenijus ^a   Dranseika, Vilius ^a   Serepkaite, Jurate ^a   Cekanauskaite, Asta ^a   Caenazzo, Luciana ^b   Gordijn, Bert ^c   Pegoraro, Renzo ^d   Yuko, Elizabeth ^c  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d Fondazione Lanza   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DONOR; ETHICS; EUROPE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84864015350     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100113     Document Type: Article

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