Informed consent and registry-based research - the case of the Danish circumcision registry

Abstract Background Research into personal health data holds great potential not only for improved treatment but also for economic growth. In these years many countries are developing policies aimed at facilitating such research often under the banner of ‘big data’. A central point of debate is whet...

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Main Authors: Thomas Ploug, Søren Holm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0212-y