The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 113, Issue 7 , Pages 575-579 , November 2002

The role of the institutional review board in quality improvement: a survey of quality officers, institutional review board chairs, and journal editors

  • Peter K Lindenauer, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality (PKL, EMB, DNP, JF, PP), Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
    • Department of Medicine (PKL, EMB), Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc, Division of Healthcare Quality, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street P-5928, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA
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  • Evan M Benjamin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality (PKL, EMB, DNP, JF, PP), Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
    • Department of Medicine (PKL, EMB), Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Deborah Naglieri-Prescod, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality (PKL, EMB, DNP, JF, PP), Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Janice Fitzgerald, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Healthcare Quality (PKL, EMB, DNP, JF, PP), Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Penelope Pekow, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (PP), University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Received 22 October 2001 ,Revised 13 May 2002 ,Accepted 22 May 2002.

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The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 113, Issue 7 , Pages 575-579 , November 2002

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