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September 21, 2010

Complex Issues with Research Involving Vulnerable Populations

In this dramatization, a fictional OHRP presenter ends her presentation and invites questions from the audience. She responds to questions regarding the protections for vulnerable research subjects described in subparts B, C, and D of the HHS regulations at 45 CFR part 46.

Note: This video was created before the 2018 revisions of the Common Rule and may include information that is not up to date.

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