Do IRBs protect human research participants?

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1122-1123

  Christine, Grady ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956410562     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1304     Document Type: Note

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