Biological Specimen Banks
"Biological Specimen Banks" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Facilities that collect, store, and distribute tissues, e.g., cell lines, microorganisms, blood, sperm, milk, breast tissue, for use by others. Other uses may include transplantation and comparison of diseased tissues in the identification of cancer.
Descriptor ID |
D018070
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MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.065
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Concept/Terms |
Biological Specimen Banks- Biological Specimen Banks
- Specimen Banks, Biological
- Bank, Biological Substance
- Banks, Biological Substance
- Biological Specimen Bank
- Substance Bank, Biological
- Substance Banks, Biological
- Biological Substance Banks
- Bank, Biological Specimen
- Banks, Biological Specimen
- Specimen Bank, Biological
- Biological Substance Bank
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2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biological Specimen Banks" by people in Profiles.
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McIntyre J, Jiménez J, Rivera YM, Sutton SK, Asencio G, Castro-Figueroa EM, Gwede CK, Brandon TH, Vadaparampil ST, Simmons VN, Corchado J, Moreno L, Wells KJ, Quinn GP. Comparison of Health Communication Channels for Reaching Hispanics About Biobanking: a Pilot Trial. J Cancer Educ. 2018 08; 33(4):833-841.
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Baik SH, Arevalo M, Gwede C, Meade CD, Jacobsen PB, Quinn GP, Wells KJ. Development and Validation of the Biomedical Research Trust Scale (BRTS) in English and Spanish. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2016 10; 11(4):346-356.
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Wells KJ, Arevalo M, Meade CD, Gwede CK, Quinn GP, Luque JS, San Miguel G, Watson D, Phillips R, Reyes C, Romo M, West J, Jacobsen PB. Development and validation of the biobanking attitudes and knowledge survey (BANKS). Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Mar; 23(3):374-82.
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Luque JS, Quinn GP, Montel-Ishino FA, Arevalo M, Bynum SA, Noel-Thomas S, Wells KJ, Gwede CK, Meade CD. Formative research on perceptions of biobanking: what community members think. J Cancer Educ. 2012 Mar; 27(1):91-9.