Research ethics in the UK: What can sociology learn from health?

Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1115-1132

  Richardson, Sue ^a   McMullan, Miriam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Research ethics; Research governance; Social research; Web based survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148949673     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038507082318     Document Type: Article

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