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Comment
. 2006 Mar 18;332(7542):665.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7542.665.

One-time general consent for research on biological samples: opt out system for patients is optimal and endorsed in many countries

Jan Willem W Coebergh, Evert-Ben van Veen, Jan P Vandenbroucke, Paul van Diest, Wolter Oosterhuis
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One-time general consent for research on biological samples: opt out system for patients is optimal and endorsed in many countries

Jan Willem W Coebergh et al. BMJ. .
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