title: Correct conduct of full-committee and designated-member protocol reviews.
abstract: Only two protocol review methods fulfill USDA and PHS requirements-full committee and designated member. The author attempts to lessen the confusion surrounding this issue by describing these methods, along with examples of faulty hybrids and convenient strategies to bring unacceptable methods into compliance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Assurances, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, National Institutes of Health, RKL 1, 6705 Rockledge Dr., Suite 360, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. wolffa@od.nih.gov
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014492:United States Public Health Service / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*