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[Research Ethics Committees--who is to represent the community?]
Niels Lynöe1, Klaus Höyer, Tom Mjörndal
1Medicinkliniken, Norrlands Universitetssjukhus. niels.lynoe@lime.ki.se
Lakartidningen
|July 2, 2003
Abstract:
The Swedish Government has proposed a law for the ethical regulation of research on human beings. The proposal entails changes in the composition of Research Ethics Committees with regard to community representation. A study indicates that healthcare staff with no ties to research would appear to merit particular public confidence, as would representatives of the legal profession, moral philosophers and priests.