Regulation of genomic and biobanking research in Africa: A content analysis of ethics guidelines, policies and procedures from 22 African countries

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  De Vries, Jantina ^a   Munung, Syntia Nchangwi ^a   Matimba, Alice ^b   McCurdy, Sheryl ^c   Ouwe Missi Oukem Boyer, Odile ^d   Staunton, Ciara ^e   Yakubu, Aminu ^f   Tindana, Paulina ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Cameroon Bioethics Initiative ^*  (Cameroon)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^g NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SCIENTIST; SOFTWARE; STORAGE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; BIOBANK; ETHICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; POLICY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GENOMICS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; POLICY; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 85011269364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-016-0165-6     Document Type: Article

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