Research ethics review and the sociological research relationship

Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 873-886

  Hedgecoe, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Governance; National health service; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649127933     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038508094567     Document Type: Article

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