By Dennis J. Mazur. 252 pp. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. $50 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). ISBN 978-0-8018-8501-3 (cloth); 978-0-8018-8502-0 (paper).
In the past few years, a handful of books have aimed to helpmembers of institutional review boards (IRBs) fulfill theirrole of protecting those who participate in approved biomedicaland behavioral studies. This book, the latest addition to thelist, walks IRB members through the maze of ethical considerations,regulatory requirements, and procedural issues they must attendto during protocol review and their oversight and periodic reviewsof approved studies. Mazur covers familiar terrain regardingthe tasks of the IRB and the basic terms and concepts that membersmust understand, including attention to informed consent, therecruitment of research . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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