Preserving Public Trust: Accreditation and Human Research Participant Protection Programs

by Board on Health Sciences Policy and National Research Council

Amid increasing concern for patient safety and the shutdown of prominent research operations, the need to improve protections for individuals who volunteer to participate in research has become critical. Preserving Public Trust: Accreditation and Human Research Participant Protection Programs considers the possible impact of creating an accreditation system to raise the performance of local protection mechanisms. In the United States, the system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309073286
• ISBN13: 9780309073288
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"