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Ethics and health care : the role of research ethics committees in the United Kingdom

Author:

King's Fund Institute (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Neuberger, Julia

Publication date:

1992

Abstract:

This report examines the work of research ethics committees (RECs) in the United Kingdom. RECs examine proposals for research on human subjects largely within the NHS which throws up a variety of ethical problems. The role of RECs is essentially that of a public watchdog: to try to protect subjects ...