Open AccessThe Suitability of IRB Liability
Author(s) -
Sharona Hoffman,
Jéssica Berg
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
university of pittsburgh law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1942-8405
pISSN - 0041-9915
DOI - 10.5195/lawreview.2005.65
Subject(s) - safeguarding , liability , business , institutional review board , welfare , law , accounting , political science , medicine , nursing , surgery
The biomedical research oversight system in the United States delegates most responsibilities to local review entities known as institutional review boards (IRBs). The IRBs are charged with responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of research participants and ensuring that clinical studies involving human subjects comply with federal regulations.