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QUIROZ, Estela. Why to audit to research ethics committees?. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2010, vol.27, n.3, pp.443-448. ISSN 1726-4634.

Ethics committees in biomedical research have the responsibility to ensure the protection of human participants in the studies. In order to improve the quality of their work they must undergo audit procedures commissioned by the sponsors and inspections done by the regulatory authorities. Through these procedures, improvement of their functions should be guaranteed, so they can optimize their tasks and accomplish in the best way the purpose for which they were created.

Palabras clave : Ethics Committees; Management audit; Quality control; Clinical trials as topic; Peru.

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