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Documentation of ERC approval and consent in theses; five yearly trends |
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| Theses by 5 year period |
Documentation of ERC Approval |
Documentation of obtaining consent |
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| Year of submission |
Total |
Documented (%) |
Approval letter attached (%) |
Documented or not relevant (%) |
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| 1980 – 1985 |
09 |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (33.3) |
| 1986 – 1990 |
33 |
4 (12.14) |
0 (0) |
10 (30.0) |
| 1991 – 1995 |
91 |
15 (15.4) |
1 (1.1) |
52 (57.1) |
| 1996 – 2000 |
69 |
36 (52.1) |
5 (7.2) |
50 (72.5) |
| 2001 – 2005 |
89 |
44 (49.4) |
14 (15) |
71 (79.8) |
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| Total |
291 |
99 (34.0) |
20 (6.9) |
186 (63.9)* |
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* 8 thesis have mentioned that consent was not relevant | ||||
Sumathipala et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2008 9:3 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-9-3 |
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