Obtaining informed consent for genomics research in Africa: Analysis of H3Africa consent documents

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 132-137

  Munung, Nchangwi Syntia ^a   Marshall, Patricia ^b   Campbell, Megan ^a   Littler, Katherine ^c   Masiye, Francis ^a   Ouwe Missi Oukem Boyer, Odile ^d,e   Seeley, Janet ^f   Stein, D J ^a   Tindana, Paulina ^g   De Vries, Jantina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^e Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN)   (Cameroon)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^g NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOBANK; BLACK PERSON; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONSENT FORMS; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT;

EID: 84958118284     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102796     Document Type: Article

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