title: A bibliography concerning informed consent and biobanking: documents from national and international bodies.
abstract: The article contains a list of national and international documents addressing the ethical aspects of biobanking, which were drafted by national bioethics committees; national ad hoc commissions; and national and international agencies, organizations, and societies. The greater part of the documents specifically focuses on questions involving the ethics of informed consent for biobanking. The documents are grouped according to the nature of the promulgating body, and are listed alphabetically within each group according to the promulgating body. Special attention is devoted to documents issued by the European Union and the Council of Europe.
authors.affiliation: Bioethics Unit, Office of the President, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health), Via Giano della Bella 34, I-00162 Rome, Italy. carlo.petrini@iss.it
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D007390:International Agencies; D012958:Societies, Scientific