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• The Collaborative Initiative for Research Ethics in Environmental Health- This project provides course development, training, educational resources and case study development on improving research ethics in environmental health.

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: What Is Ethics in Research, and Why Is It Important?

• The Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Children- National Academies Press, 2004.

• Policy and Procedures on Committee Composition and Balance and Conflicts of Interest for Committees Used in the Development of Reports- The National Academies.

• Alert on U.S. EPA's CHEERS study (Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study) - This controversial study, which was canceled, proposed to monitor infants in participating low income families for health impacts as they undergo exposure to known toxic chemicals over the course of two years.

• Institute for Community Research - Conducts research in collaboration with community partners to promote justice and equity in a diverse, multiethnic, multicultural world.

• National Library of Medicine Bibliography - Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Participants

• The Institutional Review Board Forum - Promotes the discussion of ethical, regulatory and policy concerns with human subjects research. 

• World Health Organization: Ethical standards and procedures for research with human beings