Fair inclusion of men and women in Australian clinical research: Views from ethics committee chairs

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 653-656

  Ballantyne, Angela J ^a   Rogers, Wendy A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 48049107560     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01824.x     Document Type: Article

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