Biobank classification: Communicating biorepository diversity

Biopreservation and Biobanking

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 163-164

  Watson, Peter H ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOBANK; BIOREPOSITORY; CANCER RESEARCH; CERTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84903273323     PISSN: 19475535     EISSN: 19475543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bio.2014.1231     Document Type: Editorial

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