Multicentre research: negotiating the ethics  approval obstacle course

Lynne M Roberts,* Lucy Bowyer,† Caroline S Homer,‡ Mark A Brown§

2 Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, St George Hospital, Research Building, St George Hospital, Kensington Street, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW 2217
3 Department of Renal Medicine, St George Hospital.

Correspondence: Robertsly@sesahs.nsw.gov.au

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