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Impact of social stigma on the process of obtaining informed consent for genetic research on podoconiosis: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The consent process for a genetic study is challenging when the research is conducted in a group stigmatized because of beliefs that the disease is familial. Podoconiosis, also known as 'mossy foot', is an example of such a disease. It is a condition resulting in swelling of th...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2736170/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19698115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-10-13 |