Cultural and Personal Considerations in Informed Consent for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 55-57

  Bokek Cohen, Ya'arit ^a   Ravitsky, Vardit ^b  

^a ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT;

FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT;

EID: 85018752369     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1299241     Document Type: Note

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