Measuring inconsistency in research ethics committee review

Abstract Background The review of human participant research by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) or Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) is a complex multi-faceted process that cannot be reduced to an algorithm. However, this does not give RECs/ IRBs permission to be inconsistent in their specific re...

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Main Authors: Samantha Trace, Simon Erik Kolstoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0224-7