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Stephen J Ceci1, Maggie Bruck2
1Department of Human Development, Cornell University sjc9@cornell.edu.
Abstract:
We describe examples of institutional review board (IRB) actions that have delayed or thwarted research that could not conceivably be considered to pose more than minimal risk to participants. We propose three changes to improve the IRB process and reduce both human and financial costs.
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