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SUBMITTER: Brothers KB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3882901 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brothers Kyle B KB Westbrook Mathew J MJ Wright M Frances MF Myers John A JA Morrison Daniel R DR Madison Jennifer L JL Pulley Jill M JM Clayton Ellen Wright EW
Personalized medicine 20130601 4
<h4>Aim</h4>In this study, we sought to assess patient awareness and perceptions of an opt-out biorepository.<h4>Materials & methods</h4>We conducted exit interviews with adult patients and parents of pediatric patients having their blood drawn as part of their clinical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (TN, USA).<h4>Results</h4>32.9% of all patients and parents of pediatric patients report having heard of the opt-out biorepository, while 92.4% approve of this research effort based on ...[more]