Delays and diversity in the practice of local research ethics committees

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-266

  Ahmed, Ala'eldin H ^a,b   Nicholson, Karl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Hlth Clin Research Fellow ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical approval; Local research ethics committees; Multi centre study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029832719     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.22.5.263     Document Type: Article

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