Research ethics committees in Europe: Trials and tribulations

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1636-1640

  Druml, Christiane ^a   Wolzt, M ^a   Pleiner, J ^a   Singer, E A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Compensation; Conflict of interest; Ethics committee members; Ethics committees; EU Clinical Trials Directive; Gender aspects; Training requirements

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS COMMITTEES; EUROPE; INCOME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68949209709     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1544-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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