The epistemological bias of ethics review: Constraining mental health research

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 895-913

  Holland, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics creep; Mental illness; Nonmedical research; Paternalism; Researcher status

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548152582     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800407304469     Document Type: Review

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