IRBs and ethically challenging protocols: Views of IRB chairs about useful resources

IRB Ethics and Human Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 10-11

  Sirotin, Nicole ^a   Wolf, Leslie E ^b   Pollack, Lance M ^c   Catania, Joseph A ^d   Margaret Dolcini, M ^d   Bernard, L O ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77958480488     PISSN: 01937758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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