Assessment of medical school institutional review board policies regarding compensation of subjects for research-related injury

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-180

  Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Brancati, Frederick L ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Informed consent; Injury; Institutional review boards

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444301017     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.03.045     Document Type: Article

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