Streamlining review of research involving humans: Canadian models

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 566-569

  Zawati, Ma'n H ^a   Junker, Anne ^b   Knoppers, Bartha Maria ^a   Rahimzadeh, Vasiliki ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; CANADA; ETHICS; PEER REVIEW; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH;

EID: 84940037961     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2014-102640     Document Type: Note

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