A comparison of journal instructions regarding institutional review board approval and conflict-of-interest disclosure between 1995 and 2005

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-78

  Rowan Legg, Anne ^a   Weijer, C ^b   Gao, J ^c   Fernandez, C ^d  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; EDITORIAL POLICIES; ETHICAL REVIEW; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149250227     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.024299     Document Type: Article

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