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. 1995 Jan;88(1):31-3.

Are ethical committees reliable?

M Hotopf  1 , S Wessely, N Noah
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Are ethical committees reliable?

M Hotopf et al. J R Soc Med. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the reliability of Local Research Ethical Committees (LREC), using a genuine research proposal which was sent to six LRECs. The main outcome criteria were modifications demanded by committees and the degree of agreement between them. All but one of the committees demanded some change in the proposal. None of the committees asked for the same changes. Our conclusion is that LRECs are highly variable.

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  • Reliability of ethics committees.
    Regan FA, Hewitt PE. Regan FA, et al. J R Soc Med. 1995 Jul;88(7):423. J R Soc Med. 1995. PMID: 7562816 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Are ethical committees reliable?
    Ross WM. Ross WM. J R Soc Med. 1995 Jun;88(6):363. J R Soc Med. 1995. PMID: 7629775 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Ethical committees.
    Adshead G. Adshead G. J R Soc Med. 1995 Oct;88(10):603. J R Soc Med. 1995. PMID: 8537954 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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