Industry-sponsored research in developing countries

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 677-683

  Abbas, E E ^a  

^a Saif Bin Gobash and Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidullah hospitals ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Contract research organizations (CROs); Developed; Developing; Industry; Research ethics committee; Review body

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34848821889     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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