'(More) trials and tribulations': The effect of the EU directive on clinical trials in intensive care and emergency medicine, five years after its implementation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 322-325

  Robinson, Katy ^a   Andrews, Peter J D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHICS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE;

EID: 77956083217     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.035261     Document Type: Article

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