Ethics in Health Research: Principles, Structures and Processes

Research Ethics Guidelines - 2004

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Contents

Preamble
Editors

1. The Importance of Ethics
2. Guiding Principles
3. Ethical Review in South Africa
4. Ethics Committees
5. Research requiring additional attention
6. Clinical Trials
7. Epidemiological Research
8. Use of Human Tissue Samples
9. Human Genetic Research
10. Research Involving Deception of Participants, Concealment or Covert Observation

References

Appendix A: Ethical Considerations for Hiv/Aids Clinical and Epidemiological Research
Appendix B: Key Texts
Appendix C: ICH guideline for GCP and declaration of Helsinki
Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix E: National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 Of 2003) (Chapter 8: Section 53-68)