Ethics oversight mechanisms for surgical innovation: A systematic and comparative review of arguments

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 135-164

  Karpowicz, Lila ^a,b   Bell, Emily ^a,c   Racine, Eric ^a,b,c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Oversight; Surgical innovation; Systematic review of arguments; Systematic review of reasons

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; ETHICS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 84983472620     PISSN: 15562646     EISSN: 15562654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1556264616650117     Document Type: Review

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