The role of litigation in human research accountability

Accountability in Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-43

  de Ville, Kenneth ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Human research; Lawsuits; Research accountability; Research regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPENSATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; LEGAL APPROACH;

COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041886409     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989620210355     Document Type: Article

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