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. 2020 May 12;323(18):1844-1846.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4362.

Ethics Committee Reviews of Applications for Research Studies at 1 Hospital in China During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Epidemic

Hui Zhang  1 , Fengmin Shao  2 , Jianqin Gu  3 , Li Li  1 , Yuming Wang  4
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Ethics Committee Reviews of Applications for Research Studies at 1 Hospital in China During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Epidemic

Hui Zhang et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study reviews research ethics committee applications for COVID-19–related research at a Chinese hospital in February 2020 to characterize study type, approval rate and review time, reason for revision or denial, and issues with informed consent.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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