A Thick Opt-Out Is Often Sufficient

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 44-46

  Giesbertz, Noor A A ^a   Bredenoord, Annelien L ^a   van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 84875954557     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2013.767962     Document Type: Article

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