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Table 4 Ceylon Medical Journal survey; ERC approval and consent

From: Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka

Year of submission

ERC approval documented (%)

Documentation of Obtaining consent (%)

Not Relevant (%)

Total

1999

2 (15.4)

5 (38.5)

0 (0)

13

2000

3 (23.1)

2 (15.4)

2 (15.4)

13

2001

5 (31.3)

3 (18.8)

0 (0)

16

2002

5 (41.7)

5 (41.7)

0 (0)

12

2003

6 (37.5)

3 (18.8)

4 (25)

16

2004

6 (46.2)

7 (53.8)

1 (7.7)

13

2005

9 (52.9)

12 (70.6)

1 (5.9)

17

Total

36 (36)

37 (37)

8 (8)

100