Legislative regulation and ethical governance of medical research in different European Union countries

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 409-413

  Veerus, Piret ^a   Lexchin, Joel ^b   Hemminki, Elina ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^b York University   (Canada)

^c THL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84901253710     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101282     Document Type: Article

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