Good clinical practice: A nuisance, a help or a necessity for clinical pharmacology?

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Sweatman, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical protocol; Clinical trial directive; Ethics committees; GCP; Good manufacturing practice; ICH GCP; Inspections; Laboratories; Quality assurance; Research governance framework; Resuscitation Council; Validated computers; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; ETHICS; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037241067     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01713.x     Document Type: Review

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