Participant Characteristics That Influence Consent for Genetic Research in a Population-Based Survey: The Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-Up
Author(s) -
Briana Mezuk,
William W. Eaton,
Peter P. Zandi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
public health genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1662-8063
pISSN - 1662-4246
DOI - 10.1159/000113880
Subject(s) - informed consent , demography , population , medicine , family medicine , sample (material) , gerontology , psychology , environmental health , alternative medicine , pathology , sociology , chemistry , chromatography
The purpose of this study is to investigate the sociodemographic and health characteristics associated with the willingness to donate a DNA sample, and consent to testing and long-term storage of that sample, among participants in a longitudinal community-based survey.
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