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Challenges in the Ethical Review of Peer Support Interventions

David Simmons, Christopher Bunn, Fred Nakwagala, Monika M. Safford, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Michaela Riddell, Jonathan Graffy and Edwin B. Fisher
The Annals of Family Medicine August 2015, 13 (Suppl 1) S79-S86; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1803
David Simmons
1School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England
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  • For correspondence: dsworkster@gmail.com
Christopher Bunn
3Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Fred Nakwagala
4Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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Monika M. Safford
5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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Guadalupe X. Ayala
6San Diego State University College of Health and Human Services and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California
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Michaela Riddell
7Global Health and Society Unit, SPHPM, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Jonathan Graffy
8Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
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Edwin B. Fisher
9Peers for Progress, American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Leawood, Kansas
10Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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vol. 13 no. Suppl 1 S79-S86
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1803
PubMed 
26304976

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 19, 2014
  • Revision received April 9, 2015
  • Accepted for publication April 20, 2015
  • Published online August 24, 2015.

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© 2015 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

Author Information

  1. David Simmons, MD1,2⇑,
  2. Christopher Bunn, PhD3,
  3. Fred Nakwagala, MD4,
  4. Monika M. Safford, MD5,
  5. Guadalupe X. Ayala, PhD, MPH6,
  6. Michaela Riddell, PhD7,
  7. Jonathan Graffy, MD8 and
  8. Edwin B. Fisher, PhD9,10
  1. 1School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  2. 2Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England
  3. 3Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  4. 4Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
  5. 5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
  6. 6San Diego State University College of Health and Human Services and the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, California
  7. 7Global Health and Society Unit, SPHPM, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
  8. 8Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
  9. 9Peers for Progress, American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Leawood, Kansas
  10. 10Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: David Simmons, MD Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge, University Hospitals Cambridge, England CB2, dsworkster{at}gmail.com

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