Mats G. Hansson
Professor at Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences; Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB)
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 61 97
- Mobile phone:
- +46 76 341 20 50
- E-mail:
- mats.hansson@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC, Box 564, Husargatan 3, Uppsala
- Postal address:
- Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA
Professor emeritus at Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences; Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB)
- Mobile phone:
- +46 76 341 20 50
- E-mail:
- mats.hansson@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC, Box 564, Husargatan 3, Uppsala
- Postal address:
- Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA
Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Public Health Genomics, p. 242-256, 2026
- DOI for What is at stake in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases? An exploratory qualitative study of parents’ and expectant parents’ concerns in the Screen4Care project
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Part of Healthcare, 2026
- DOI for Patients' and Providers' Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Health Record Use in Deep Phenotyping and Rare-Disease Screening: An Empty Systematic Review
- Download full text (pdf) of Patients' and Providers' Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Health Record Use in Deep Phenotyping and Rare-Disease Screening: An Empty Systematic Review
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Part of Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2026
- DOI for Preferences, attitudes and views regarding genetic newborn screening (gNBS) for rare diseases: a systematic review of the literature and synthesis from 2009 to 2022
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Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2025
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Part of AI and Ethics, p. 4843-4853, 2025
- DOI for “Code of ethical practice” for sharing and access to personal data for AI-/ ML-based technologies in rare diseases genetic NBS research project: a collaborative construction in a European IMI project
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Public Health Genomics, p. 242-256, 2026
- DOI for What is at stake in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases? An exploratory qualitative study of parents’ and expectant parents’ concerns in the Screen4Care project
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Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2025
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Part of AI and Ethics, p. 4843-4853, 2025
- DOI for “Code of ethical practice” for sharing and access to personal data for AI-/ ML-based technologies in rare diseases genetic NBS research project: a collaborative construction in a European IMI project
- Download full text (pdf) of “Code of ethical practice” for sharing and access to personal data for AI-/ ML-based technologies in rare diseases genetic NBS research project: a collaborative construction in a European IMI project
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Part of BMJ Open, 2025
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Part of AI and Ethics, p. 4843-4853, 2025
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Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Determination of prednisolone concentration in human breast milk and plasma of breastfed infants: study protocol of a Swedish multicentre low-intervention clinical trial
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Patient preferences in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases: study protocol
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 1019-1025, 2024
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 1019-1025, 2024
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Patient preferences in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases: study protocol
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Patient preferences in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases: study protocol
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
- DOI for Patients accept therapy using embryonic stem cells for Parkinson's disease: a discrete choice experiment
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
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Part of BMC Rheumatology, 2023
- DOI for Physical function and severe side effects matter most to patients with RA (< 5 years): a discrete choice experiment assessing preferences for personalized RA treatment
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2023
- DOI for Genetic newborn screening and digital technologies: A project protocol based on a dual approach to shorten the rare diseases diagnostic path in Europe
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A proposal for an international Code of Conduct for data sharing in genomics
Part of Developing World Bioethics, p. 344-357, 2023
- DOI for A proposal for an international Code of Conduct for data sharing in genomics
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Part of Human Mutation, p. 717-733, 2022
- DOI for The RD-Connect Genome-Phenome Analysis Platform: Accelerating diagnosis, research, and gene discovery for rare diseases
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Part of Human Mutation, 2022
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Patients' views on using human embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease: an interview study
Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
- DOI for Patients' views on using human embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease: an interview study
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
- DOI for Attitudes and values among the Swedish general public to using human embryonic stem cells for medical treatment
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
- DOI for Would you consider donating your left-over embryos to treat Parkinson’s disease? Interviews with individuals that underwent IVF in Sweden
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Part of Patient Education and Counseling, p. 2577-2585, 2021
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Part of Patient Education and Counseling, p. 2577-2585, 2021
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Part of Patient Related Outcome Measures, p. 649-660, 2021
- DOI for Communicating test results from a general health checkup: the public’s preferences from a discrete choice experiment survey
- Download full text (pdf) of Communicating test results from a general health checkup: the public’s preferences from a discrete choice experiment survey
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Part of European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, p. 676-683, 2021
- DOI for Good general health and lack of family history influence the underestimation of cardiovascular risk: A cross sectional study
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Part of Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2020
- DOI for Patient preferences on rheumatoid arthritis second-line treatment: a discrete choice experiment of Swedish patients
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Part of Läkartidningen, 2020
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Pretend Play as an Intervention for Children With Cancer: A Feasibility Study
Part of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, p. 65-75, 2020
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Part of Genetics in Medicine, p. 2381-2389, 2019
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Part of BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
- DOI for Values and value conflicts in implementation and use of preconception expanded carrier screening: an expert interview study
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Part of JOURNAL OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES, p. 161-172, 2019
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Part of Patient Education and Counseling, p. 1528-1534, 2019
- DOI for Exploring research participants' perceptions of cardiovascular risk information-Room for improvement and empowerment
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Short-term mental distress in research participants after receiving cardiovascular risk information
Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for Short-term mental distress in research participants after receiving cardiovascular risk information
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Part of Patient, p. 297-305, 2019
- DOI for Patient Perspectives on the Value of Patient Preference Information in Regulatory Decision Making: A Qualitative Study in Swedish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Part of Journal of Community Genetics, p. 267-280, 2019
- DOI for "A perfect society": Swedish policymakers' ethical and social views on preconception expanded carrier screening
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Genetics and risk - an exploration of conceptual approaches to genetic risk
Part of Journal of Risk Research, p. 101-108, 2018
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Part of BMC Rheumatology, 2018
- DOI for Perceptions of first-degree relatives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis about lifestyle modifications and pharmacological interventions to reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis development: a qualitative interview study
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Part of Patient Education and Counseling, p. 422-427, 2018
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Part of Journal of Risk Research, p. 167-189, 2018
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Part of Patient, p. 263-266, 2017
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Part of Arthritis care & research, p. 1558-1565, 2017
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Genetics and risk – an exploration of conceptual approaches to genetic risk
Part of Journal of Risk Research, p. 101-108, 2017
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Part of Patient, p. 263-266, 2017
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Part of Value in Health, 2017
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Part of Journal of Medical Genetics, p. 798-799, 2016
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The risk of re-identification versus the need to identify individuals in rare disease research
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1553-1558, 2016
- DOI for The risk of re-identification versus the need to identify individuals in rare disease research
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Part of Journal of Medical Genetics, p. 798-799, 2016
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Part of BMJ Open, 2016
- DOI for Perceptions of risk and predictive testing held by the first-degree relatives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in England, Austria and Germany: a qualitative study
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Part of Public Health Genomics, p. 307-313, 2016
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The risk of re-identification versus the need to identify individuals in rare disease research
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1553-1558, 2016
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Freedom of Choice about Incidental Findings can frustrate participants’ true preferences
Part of Bioethics, p. 203-209, 2016
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Ethics rounds: An appreciated form of ethics support
Part of Nursing Ethics, p. 203-213, 2016
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Part of Public Health Genomics, p. 307-313, 2016
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Part of Rheumatology, p. 110-110, 2015
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Broad Consent for Research With Biological Samples: Workshop Conclusions
Part of American Journal of Bioethics, p. 34-42, 2015
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Part of European Journal of Cancer Care, p. 133-141, 2015
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The Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study: objectives and design
Part of Journal of Internal Medicine, p. 645-659, 2015
- DOI for The Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study: objectives and design
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Ethics rounds do not improve the handling of ethical issues by psychiatric staff
Part of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, p. 1700-1707, 2015
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International Charter of principles for sharing bio-specimens and data
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 721-728, 2015
- DOI for International Charter of principles for sharing bio-specimens and data
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Part of Tissue Antigens, p. 372-372, 2015
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Öppenheten förstör chansen till patent
Part of Svenska dagbladet, 2015
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Incidental findings: the time is not yet ripe for a policy for biobanks
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 437-441, 2014
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ERIC: a new governance tool for Biobanking
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1055-1057, 2014
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Why participating in (certain) scientific research is a moral duty
Part of Journal of Medical Ethics, p. 325-328, 2014
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Ethical Review Boards are poor advocates for patient perspectives
Part of Research Ethics, p. 169-181, 2014
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Making researchers moral: Why trustworthiness requires more than ethics guidelines and review
Part of Research Ethics, p. 29-46, 2014
- DOI for Making researchers moral: Why trustworthiness requires more than ethics guidelines and review
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Children's Views on Long-Term Screening for Type 1 Diabetes
Part of Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, p. 1-9, 2014
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Rare diseases and now rare data?
Part of Nature reviews genetics, p. 372, 2013
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Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 3137-3142, 2013
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Part of Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research, p. 21-32, 2013
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International guidelines on biobank research leave researchers in ambiguity: why is this so?
Part of European Journal of Epidemiology, p. 449-451, 2013
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Transition to noncurative end-of-life care in paediatric oncology: a nationwide follow-up in Sweden
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 744-748, 2013
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Rare diseases and now rare data?
Part of Nature reviews genetics, p. 372-372, 2013
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Patients would benefit from simplified ethical review and consent procedure
Part of The Lancet Oncology, p. 451-453, 2013
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Finding ways to improve the use of biobanks
Part of Nature Medicine, p. 815-815, 2013
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Part of Bioethics, p. 485-492, 2013
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Part of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, p. 313-323, 2012
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Part of Cancer Epidemiology, p. 575-578, 2012
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Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, p. 561-563, 2012
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Part of Biopreservation and Biobanking, p. 45-47, 2012
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Biobanks: Validate gene findings before telling donors
Part of Nature, p. 455-455, 2012
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Beyond the Individual: Sources of Attitudes Towards Rule Violation in Sport
Part of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, p. 467-479, 2012
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Biobank research: who benefits from individual consent?
Part of The BMJ, 2011
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Biobank Research and Consent: Authors' reply to Sheehan
Part of The BMJ, 2011
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Is medical ethics doing its job?: Introduction
Part of Journal of Internal Medicine, p. 366-369, 2011
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Biobanking Within the European Regulatory Framework: Opportunities and Obstacles
Part of Biopreservation and Biobanking, p. 165-167, 2011
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The Risks and Benefits of Re-Consent
Part of Science, p. 306-306, 2011
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Part of Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, p. 68-75, 2011
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Gene Doping and the Responsibility of Bioethicists
Part of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, p. 149-160, 2011
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In search of the missing subject: narrative identity and posthumous wronging
Part of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C, p. 340-346, 2010
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Hypothetical and factual willingness to participate in biobank research
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1261-1264, 2010
- DOI for Hypothetical and factual willingness to participate in biobank research
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Changing defaults in biobank research could save lives too
Part of European Journal of Epidemiology, p. 65-68, 2010
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Part of Medicine, Health care and Philosophy, p. 169-175, 2010
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Taking the patient's side: the ethics of pharmacogenetics
Part of Personalized Medicine, p. 75-85, 2010
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Ulysses contracts for the doctor and for the patient
Part of Contemporary Clinical Trials, p. 202-206, 2010
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Ethical Issues in Cancer Register Follow-Up of Hormone Treatment in Adolescence
Part of Public Health Ethics, p. 30-36, 2009
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Concern for privacy in relation to age during physical examination of children: an exploratory study
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1349-1354, 2009
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Practical matters, rather than lack of trust, motivate non-participation in a long-term cohort trial
Part of Pediatric Diabetes, p. 408-412, 2009
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Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 1128-1132, 2009
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Biobanks: questioning distinctions
Part of Science, p. 797-797, 2009
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Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1544-1549, 2009
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Part of Journal of Medical Ethics, p. 450-455, 2009
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Part of Clinical Ethics, p. 69-74, 2008
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Opt-out from biobanks better respects patients' autonomy
Part of BMJ. British Medical Journal, 2008
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Part of BMJ. British Medical Journal, 2008
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Ethics takes time, but not that long
Part of BMC Medical Ethics, p. 1-7, 2007
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Can the Dead be Brought into Disrepute?
Part of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, p. 137-149, 2007
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Queen Christina's moral claim on the living: Justification of a tenacious moral intuition
Part of Medicine, Health care and Philosophy, p. 321-327, 2007
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Developing ethical competence in health care organizations
Part of Nursing Ethics, p. 825-837, 2007
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Ethical framework for previously collected biobank samples
Part of Nature Biotechnology, p. 973-976, 2007
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 148-156, 2007
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Part of Journal of Genetic Counseling, p. 105-117, 2007
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For the safety and benefit of current and future patients
Part of Pathobiology (Basel), p. 198-205, 2007
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Commentary: Isolated Stem Cells - Patentable as Cultural Artifacts?
Part of Stem Cells, p. 1507-1510, 2007
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Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 433-440, 2006
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Should donors be allowed to give broad consent to future biobank research?
Part of Lancet Oncol, p. 266-9, 2006
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Combining efficiency and concerns about integrity when using human biobanks.
Part of Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci, p. 520-32, 2006
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Parents' perspectives on research involving children.
Part of Ups J Med Sci, p. 73-86, 2006
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”We are white coats whirling round”: moral distress in Swedish pharmacies
Part of Pharmacy World & Science, p. 223-229, 2005
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Science and society: International perspectives on engaging the public in neuroethics.
Part of Nat Rev Neurosci, p. 977-82, 2005
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Building on relationships of trust in biobank research.
Part of J Med Ethics, p. 415-8, 2005
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Quality of life in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1).
Part of Fam Cancer, p. 27-33, 2003
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Part of Journal of Medical Genetics, p. 689-694, 2002
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Vilket värde har våra värderingar kring genteknik?
Part of Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademiens Tidskrift, p. 31-35, 2002
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Ethical management of hereditary cancer information.
Part of Acta Oncol, p. 305-8, 1999
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Introduction to discussion on ethical matters
Part of Acta Agriculture Scandinavica, p. 62-66, 1998
Articles, review/survey
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Part of Healthcare, 2026
- DOI for Patients' and Providers' Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Health Record Use in Deep Phenotyping and Rare-Disease Screening: An Empty Systematic Review
- Download full text (pdf) of Patients' and Providers' Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence and Electronic Health Record Use in Deep Phenotyping and Rare-Disease Screening: An Empty Systematic Review
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Part of Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2026
- DOI for Preferences, attitudes and views regarding genetic newborn screening (gNBS) for rare diseases: a systematic review of the literature and synthesis from 2009 to 2022
- Download full text (pdf) of Preferences, attitudes and views regarding genetic newborn screening (gNBS) for rare diseases: a systematic review of the literature and synthesis from 2009 to 2022
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The case for open science: rare diseases
Part of JAMIA Open, p. 472-486, 2020
- DOI for The case for open science: rare diseases
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From Epigenetic Associations to Biological and Psychosocial Explanations in Mental Health.
Part of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, p. 299-323, 2018
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Part of Journal of general internal medicine, 2014
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Part of Journal of general internal medicine, 2014
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Part of Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, p. 187-197, 2013
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Part of British Journal of Cancer, p. 8-12, 2009
Books
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Makadam Förlag, 2019
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The Private Sphere: An Emotional Territory and Its Agent
Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2008
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The Use of Human Biobanks: Ethical, Social, Economical and Legal Aspects
Uppsala University, 2001
Chapters in book
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Incidental Findings: The Time Is not yet Ripe for a Policy for Biobanks
Part of Ethics, Law and Governance of Biobanking, Springer, 2015
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Part of Information and Law in Transition, p. 325-338, Liber, 2015
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Part of PGD and Embryo Selection, p. 82-92, The Nordic Committee on Bioethics, Copenhagen 2006, 2006
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Biobanks as Resources for Health
Part of Biobanks as Resources for Health, p. 9-20, Uppsala universitet, 2003
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Part of Annales. Acadmiae Regiae Scientiarum Upsaliensis 35, p. 57-65, 2003
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In the interests of efficiency and integrity
Part of The Use of Human Biobanks, p. 35-40, Uppsala University, 2001
Collections (editor)
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Biobanks as resources for health
Uppsala University, 2003
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Forskningsrådsnämnden, Stockholm, 1999
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GENOM-gruppen c/o Medicinska forskningsrådet, Stockholm, 1994
Conference papers
Manuscripts (preprints)
Other
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Research Data Inquiry investigating national exceptions under the General Data Protection Regulation
2016
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Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1835-1835, 2016
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Swedish biotechnology and bioethics go hand in hand
2002