Improving the governance of health research

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 468-471

  Walsh, Michael K ^a,b   McNeil, John J ^c   Breen, Kerry J ^d  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 18744402782     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06788.x     Document Type: Article

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