Does South Africa need a national clinical trials support unit?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 521-524

  Siegfried, N ^a   Volmink, J ^b   Dhansay, A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT GROUP; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957602404     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3958     Document Type: Article

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