Strengthening Australia's framework for research oversight

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 261-263

  Anderson, Warwick P ^a   Cordner, Christopher D ^b   Breen, Kerry J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Australian Health Ethics Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CRIMINOLOGY; EDITORIAL; FORGERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MISCONDUCT; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 33645466256     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00232.x     Document Type: Editorial

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