Public views on the donation and use of human biological samples in biomedical research: A mixed methods study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Lewis, Celine ^a   Clotworthy, Margaret ^b   Hilton, Shona ^c   Magee, Caroline ^d   Robertson, Mark J ^e   Stubbins, Lesley J ^f   Corfield, Julie ^g  

^a GENETIC ALLIANCE UK   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool University   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^f GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^g Areteva Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION; EGG; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGAN DONOR; PUBLIC OPINION; SPERM DONOR; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885337967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003056     Document Type: Article

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