Research ethics board approval for an international thromboprophylaxis trial

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-231

  Lutz, Kristina ^a   Wilton, Kelly ^a   Zytaruk, Nicole ^a   Julien, Lisa ^b   Hall, Richard ^b   Harvey, Johanne ^c   Skrobik, Yoanna ^c   Vlahakis, Nicholas ^d   Meade, Laurie ^d   Matte, Andrea ^e   Meade, Maureen ^a   Burns, Karen ^e   Albert, Martin ^c   Cash, Bronwyn Barlow ^a   Vallance, Shirley ^f   Klinger, James ^g   Heels Ansdell, Diane ^a   Cook, Deborah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f The Alfred ^*  (Australia)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Ethics; Randomized trial; Research ethics board

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH ETHICS;

CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ETHICAL REVIEW; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861202864     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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