Genetic databases: assessing the benefits and the impact on human and patient rights--a WHO report.
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چکیده
This article summarises the underlying rational and provisions of a report on genetic databases prepared for the European Partnership on Patients’ Rights and Citizens’ Empowerment, a network of the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe. The Working Group that prepared the report consisted of Fons Dekkers, Alastair Kent, Graeme Laurie (Convener), and Carmel Shalev. The report is available at: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/publications/online/whofinalreport.pdf.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of health law
دوره 11 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004