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Ethics committees for biomedical research in some African emerging countries: which establishment for which independence? A comparison with the USA and Canada
- Correspondence to Dr Jean-Paul Rwabihama, Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 1 rue Louis Camatte, 91210 Draveil, France; jean-paul.rwabihama{at}jfr.aphp.fr
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Ethics committees for biomedical research in some African emerging countries: which establishment for which independence? A comparison with the USA and Canada
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- Received September 6, 2009
- Revised January 27, 2010
- Accepted January 28, 2010
- First published March 25, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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