Ethical review of a multicentre study in Scotland: A weighty problem

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 549-552

  Al Shahi, Rustam ^a   Warlow, Charles P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ETHICS COMMITTEES; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0033219312     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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