Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark: the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation

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Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark : the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation. / Nordfalk, Francisca; Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn.

I: European Journal of Human Genetics, Bind 27, 2019, s. 203-210.

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Nordfalk, F & Ekstrøm, CT 2019, 'Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark: the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation', European Journal of Human Genetics, bind 27, s. 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0276-2

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Nordfalk, F., & Ekstrøm, C. T. (2019). Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark: the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation. European Journal of Human Genetics, 27, 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0276-2

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Nordfalk F, Ekstrøm CT. Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark: the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation. European Journal of Human Genetics. 2019;27:203-210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0276-2

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Nordfalk, Francisca ; Ekstrøm, Claus Thorn. / Newborn dried blood spot samples in Denmark : the hidden figures of secondary use and research participation. I: European Journal of Human Genetics. 2019 ; Bind 27. s. 203-210.

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