Consent procedures in pediatric biobanks

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1129-1134

  Giesbertz, Noor A A ^a   Bredenoord, Annelien L ^a   Van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOBANK; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PARENTAL CONSENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACARI;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84939253347     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.267     Document Type: Article

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