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Committees: Research Ethics Committees

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Research ethics committees have become a permanent fixture when it comes to ethics of research. They are essential part of quality control of research protocol, and their existence and work are thoroughly described in all important international documents dealing with research ethics issues. In this contribution history, development and different types of research ethics committees are discussed. The functions, structure, and locale of research ethics committees are also addressed. The global dimension of the work of research ethics committees is also discussed.

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  1. Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ana Borovecki

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  1. Duquesne University Center for Healthcare Ethics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Henk ten Have

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Borovecki, A. (2014). Committees: Research Ethics Committees. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_104-1

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