Understanding the structure and practices of research ethics committees through research and audit: A study from Mexico

Health Policy

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-68

  Valdez Martinez, Edith ^a,b   Trumbull, Bernardo ^a   Garduño Espinosa, Juan ^a   Porter, John David Henley ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Ethics; Health research; Local research ethics committees; Mexico

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ETHICS COMMITTEES; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MEXICO;

EID: 23644432377     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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