Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences

Operational Guidelines for Ethics Committees That Review Biomedical Research

Link: 
http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/publications/ethics.htm
All biomedical research involving human subjects has to comply with established international guidelines that require ethical and scientific review of the research, alongside informed consent. This book sets out operational guidelines for ethics committees in order to facilitate, support, and ensure quality of the ethical review of biomedical research in all countries around the world.