Genomics for public health improvement: Relevant international ethical and policy issues around genome-wide association studies and biobanks

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 69-72

  Pang, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biobanks; Ethics; Genome wide associations; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ETHICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRUST;

EID: 84876052833     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: 16628063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341500     Document Type: Article

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