Research ethics review - Protecting participants in research

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 595-597

  Dhai, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 23844451239     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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