An Empirical Examination of the Current State of Publically Available Nanotechnology Guidance Materials

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 751-762

  Fleege, Laura ^a   Lawrenz, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; NANOMEDICINE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CONSENT FORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NANOMEDICINE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872132068     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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