title: The role of independent review to insure ethical quality-improvement activities in oncology: a commentary on the national debate regarding the distinction between quality-improvement initiatives and clinical research.
authors.affiliation: Office of Clinical Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. mmarkman@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Maurie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markman
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D026724:Ethical Review; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D035082:Federal Government; D006302:Health Services Research; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States