Seeking ethical approval for an international study in primary care patient safety

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 585, 2011, Pages

  Dovey, Susan ^a   Hall, Katherine ^b   Makeham, Meredith ^c   Rosser, Walter ^d   Kuzel, Anton ^e   Van Weel, Chris ^f   Esmail, Aneez ^g   Phillips, Robert ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Maori Hill Clinic   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Patient safety; Primary care; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESEARCH UTILIZATION GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ETHICS; EUROPE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH; SAFETY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ETHICAL REVIEW; ETHICS COMMITTEES; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW ZEALAND; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957513458     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X567144     Document Type: Note

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