Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

Contact

  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"UK Biobank, big data, and the consequences of non-representativeness"

The Lancet

UK  Biobank  is  an  unparalleled  resource  of  extensive  health  information  from  500000   individuals   and   with   more   than 400 peer­reviewed publications to date.   The   sampling   population   is   volunteer­based   and   is   not   repre­sentative    of    the    UK    population.