When is institutional review board approval necessary for quality improvement projects?

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-6

  Cacchione, Pamela Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650984181     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773810395692     Document Type: Editorial

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