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2003

Human Participants Protection -- With heightened awareness after the death of a research participant at the University of Pennsylvania and reports of abuses that led to temporary suspensions of research activity in other places, the protection of human research subjects has drawn the major attention of government and non-governmental bodies.  A flurry of activity is underway to assess and strengthen the system of assuring that people who volunteer to participate in research are not subject to harm.  Attached is a compilation of  COSSA Washington Update articles on the many activities surrounding the issue. 

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