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Sunday, November 22, 2009

International resuscitation research, exception from informed consent, and the European Union Directive 2001/20/EC.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: United States regulations allow a narrow exception from informed consent for a subset of resuscitation research. Such an exception is also allowed under the Declaration of Helsinki. In 2001, a European Union (EU) Directive was passed, ... Read more...

[Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB): more than a date rape drug, a potentially addictive drug]

14 Sep 2009 According to available information, GHB and its precursors--gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD)--are used especially in a nightlife scene characterized by the search for amplified sensations through the combination of electronic ... Read more...

Association of lens opacities, intraocular straylight, contrast sensitivity and visual acuity in European drivers.

9 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To study the relationship between lens opacity and intraocular straylight, visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. METHODS: We investigated 2422 drivers in five clinics in different European Union (EU) member states aged between 20 and 89 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'European Union'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Global agreement needed to prevent trafficking in organs, says UN and Council of Europe. 19 Oct 2009
• Neuroscience. Fetal cells again? 14 Oct 2009
• Unemployment and suicide: is alcohol the missing link? 8 Oct 2009
• Is Europe fit for work? 8 Oct 2009
• International resuscitation research, exception from informed consent, and the European Union Directive 2001/20/EC. 29 Sep 2009
• Consent in emergency and resuscitation research. 29 Sep 2009
• Back on the map. 29 Sep 2009
• [Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB): more than a date rape drug, a potentially addictive drug] 14 Sep 2009
• Association of lens opacities, intraocular straylight, contrast sensitivity and visual acuity in European drivers. 9 Sep 2009
• Ethics scrutiny needed for Chinese-European projects. 8 Sep 2009
• [New EU law--an improvement for Norwegian children?] 8 Sep 2009
• Description of the national situation of cervical cancer screening in the member states of the European Union. 6 Sep 2009
• A practical approach for the validation of sterility, endotoxin and potency testing of bone marrow mononucleated cells used in cardiac regeneration in compliance with good manufacturing practice. 6 Sep 2009
• [Nutritional therapy in elderly care--a forgotten perspective. A questionnaire study shows clear shortages in the care of the elderly] 30 Aug 2009
• Current ESC/ESICM and ACCF/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute heart failure in adults--are there differences? 30 Aug 2009
• Building international collaborative capacity: contributions of community psychologists to a European network. 30 Aug 2009
• Taking temperature--a review of European Union regulation in nanomedicine. 30 Aug 2009
• The pharmaceutical package of the European Commission: empowerment for patients? 30 Aug 2009
• [Variation of internship test results depends on the seat of learning and age. Analysis of tests 1995-2008] 30 Aug 2009
• [Medical education in a bachelors and masters system] 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'European Union'

Definition: The collective designation of three organizations with common membership: the European Economic Community (Common Market), the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). It was known as the European Community until 1994. It is primarily an economic union with the principal objectives of free movement of goods, capital, and labor. Professional services, social, medical and paramedical, are subsumed under labor. The constituent countries are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997, p842)

Descriptor UI: D005062

Alternative terms: European Union; European Community; Euratom; European Coal and Steel Community; Common Market; European Economic Community; EEC; European Common Market; Community, European Economic; Economic Community, European; European Atomic Energy Community;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; organization & administration; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I01.615.500.250.300; Z01.586.300;

History Note: 98(76)

Technical Notes: name specific European country if pertinent CATALOG: Use NAF entry