What Can an Institutional Review Board Do If It Has

question 100

Multiple Choice

What can an institutional review board do if it has reservations about the safety or ethics of a research project?

• A) It may appoint new researchers to complete the project.
• B) It may stop the project from going forward, at least until changes have been made.
• C) It can do nothing.
• D) It may issue recommendations for future research.
• E) It may provide assistance to any research subjects whose rights have been violated.

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