The threat to the use of records and stored blood samples in medical screening research

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-60

  Wald, N J ^a   Law, M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84992898072     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.8.2.57a     Document Type: Article

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