Research Ethics Committees and clinical research in Italy: Where are we going?

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 481-485

  Minacori, R ^a   Refolo, P ^a   Sacchini, D ^a   Spagnolo, A G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Clinical research regulation; Clinical trials; Pharmacological research; Research ethics committee

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH ETHICS; TREND STUDY; ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 84941085686     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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