Triggers for Research Ethics Consultation

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Science Translational Medicine
25 January 2012 vol 4, issue 118
http://stm.scienceag.org/content/mcurrent

Commentary
Policy
Triggers for Research Ethics Consultation
Molly Havard, Mildred K. Cho and David Magnus*

Abstract
Research ethics consultation services are designed to help scientists address ethical and societal issues that may not be considered in the context of existing regulatory frameworks, such as institutional review boards. Here, we identify some types of biomedical research for which the research process can benefit from consultation with ethicists.