title: Auckland hospital ethical committee: the first three years.
abstract: A committee responsible for the ethical surveillance of research involving human subjects has been in existence at the Auckland Hospital for over three years. Guidelines for clinical investigators have been published and a form of application for approval of research projects designed. Major problems grappled with in 121 research projects are outlined. The need for such ethical surveillance appears to have been established beyond reasonable doubt.
mesh_terms: D026724:Ethical Review; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006805:Human Experimentation; D007258:Informed Consent; D009520:New Zealand; D011367:Professional Staff Committees