Development of an accessible self-assessment tool for research ethics committees in developing countries

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 85-96

  Sleem, Hany ^a   Abdelhai, Rehab Abdelhai Ahmed ^b   Al Abdallat, Imad ^c   Al Naif, Mohammed ^d   Gabr, Hala Mansour ^a   Kehil, Et Taher ^e   Sadiq, Bakr Bin ^f   Yousri, Reham ^b   Elsayed, Dyaeldin ^g   Sulaiman, Suad ^h   Silverman, Henry ⁱ  

^a National Hepatology   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Central Tripoli Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^f KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^g ALZAIEM ALAZHARI UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

^h Nile Collage ^*  (Sudan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Developing countries; Human subjects protections; Institutional Review Board; Research ethics committees; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; PROCEDURES;

CERTIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 77956621666     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jer.2010.5.3.85     Document Type: Article

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