Blood donation for genetic research: What can we learn from donors' narratives?

Genetic Databases: Socio-Ethical Issues in the Collection and Use of DNA

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 39-56

  Busby, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909427138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203577929     Document Type: Chapter

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