A special note on prior informed consent (PIC) why are you asking our gyan (knowledge) and padhati (practice)?: Ethics and prior informed consent for research on traditional knowledge systems

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 547-562

  Singh, Ranjay K ^a   Singh, K P ^b   Turner, Nancy J ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Indian Journal of Pediatrics   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prior informed consent (PIC); Research ethics; Traditional knowledge; Traditional knowledge holders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879765828     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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