Ethical Considerations on the Use of Archived Testimonies in Holocaust Research: Beyond the IRB Exemption

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-430

  Einwohner, Rachel L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archival data; Holocaust; IRB exemption; Oral testimonies; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051473434     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-011-9196-y     Document Type: Article

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