Are ethics committees retarding the improvement of health services in Australia?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-28

  Jamrozik, Konrad ^a   Kolybaba, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0033521503     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb126862.x     Document Type: Article

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