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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Ethics > Ethical Review
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review
Humanities > Philosophy > Morals > Ethics > Ethical Review

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Ethical Review  

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  • A formal process of examination of patient care or research proposals for conformity with ethical standards. The review is usually conducted by an organized clinical or research ethics committee (CLINICAL ETHICS COMMITTEES or RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES), sometimes by a subset of such a committee, an ad hoc group, or an individual ethicist (ETHICISTS).

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  • 2002; use ETHICS 1993-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D026724

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