Informed consent in international normative texts and biobanking policies: Seeking the boundaries of broad consent

Medical Law International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 216-245

  Moreno, Palmira Granados ^a   Joly, Yann ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broad Consent; Comparative Analysis Of Informed Consent Practices In International Biobanks; International Biobanks; International Biobanks Informed Consent Policies; International Biobanks Informed Consent Regulations

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION;

EID: 84983339907     PISSN: 09685332     EISSN: 20479441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0968533215626773     Document Type: Review

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