Training needs assessment in research ethics evaluation among research ethics committee members in three african countries: Cameroon, mali and tanzania

Developing World Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-98

  Ateudjieu, JérÔme ^a   Williams, John ^b   Hirtle, Marie ^a   Baume, Cédric ^c   Ikingura, Joyce ^d   Niaré, Alassane ^e   Sprumont, Dominique ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^e Malaria Research and Training Center   (Mali)

Author keywords

Africa; Curriculum; Ethics committees; Research; Training program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALI; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARD; TANZANIA;

CAMEROON; COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALI; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TANZANIA;

EID: 77955146693     PISSN: 14718731     EISSN: 14718847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2009.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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