Reforming research ethics committees

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7517, 2005, Pages 587-588

  Ashcroft, Richard E ^a   Newson, Ainsley J ^a   Benn, Piers M W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN;

EID: 24944572293     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.587     Document Type: Editorial

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