The activity of French Research Ethics Committees and characteristics of biomedical research protocols involving humans: a retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical trials throughout the world must be evaluated by research ethics committees. No one has yet attempted to clearly quantify at the national level the activity of ethics committees and describe the characteristics of the protoc...

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Main Authors: Lhéritier Véronique, Decullier Evelyne, Chapuis François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/6/9