An eight-year follow-up national study of medical school and general hospital ethics committees in Japan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ethics committees and their system of research protocol peer-review are currently used worldwide. To ensure an international standard for research ethics and safety, however, data is needed on the quality and function of each nation&...

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Main Authors: Kai Ichiro, Nagao Noriko, Slingsby Brian T, Akabayashi Akira, Sato Hajime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/8/8