Attitudes of research ethics board chairs towards disclosure of research results to participants: Results of a national survey

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 549-553

  MacNeil, S Danielle ^a   Fernandez, Conrad V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS;

ATTITUDE; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 34548683001     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.017129     Document Type: Article

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