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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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- Published on: 18 May 2017
- Published on: 18 May 2017Ethical committees in developing countries: risk of biasesShow More
Dear Editor, I read the recent publication by Rwabihama et al with a great interest. I was impressed by the conclusion that "The process of establishing ethics committees could affect their functioning and compromise their independence in some African countries and in North America [1]." The problem of the reliability of ethical committees for biomedical research in developing countries is important and should be raised. Some...
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