The meanings of consent to the donation of cord blood stem cells: Perspectives from an interview-based study of a public cord blood bank in England

Clinical Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Busby, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84983460590     PISSN: 14777509     EISSN: 1758101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ce.2009.009028     Document Type: Article

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