Returning a Research Participant's Genomic Results to Relatives: Perspectives from Managers of Two Distinct Research Biobanks

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 523-528

  Petersen, Gloria M ^a   Van Ness, Brian ^b,c  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FAMILY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

DATABASES, GENETIC; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENOMICS; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84944672898     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12294     Document Type: Article

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