Ethics committees for biomedical research in some African emerging countries: Which establishment for which independence? A comparison with the USA and Canada

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Rwabihama, Jean Paul ^a,b   Girre, Catherine ^c   Duguet, Anne Marie ^b  

^a Joffre Dupuytren Hospital (AP HP)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956090748     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.033142     Document Type: Article

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