An ethics committee for medical research in Greenland: history and challenges.

Abstract:

:Ethical appraisal of medical protocols for research is now well accepted, and needed when research may carry side effects and risks that may be difficult to understand for the people invited to take part in research. We argue that time has come for Greenland to establish a formal medical research ethics committee with a legal basis. With proper use of modern means of communication it should be possible to run a committee at a reasonable cost. We believe that such a committee should closely follow international standards. One urgent matter to get under a formal set of rules is to set proper standards for storage of biological samples taken from people in Greenland.

authors

Olsen J,Mulvad G,Pedersen MS,Christiansen T,Sørensen PH

doi

10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17878

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-01-01 00:00:00

pages

144-6

eissn

1239-9736

issn

2242-3982

journal_volume

63 Suppl 2

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