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Research ethics
Ethics review of research: in pursuit of proportionality
- Dr S J Edwards, University College London First Floor Maple House, Rosenheim Wing, Ground Floor, 25 Grafton Way London WC1E 5DB, UK; sarah.edwards1{at}uclh.org
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Ethics review of research: in pursuit of proportionality
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- Received July 23, 2007
- Revised September 27, 2007
- Accepted October 9, 2007
- First published June 30, 2008.
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June 30, 2008
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2008 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Institute of Medical Ethics
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