Oversight Authority

Definition 1

An organization with monitoring, regulatory, or supervisory authority over biomedical research at the local, regional, national, or international level. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

An organization with monitoring, regulatory, or supervisory authority over biomedical research at the local, regional, national, or international level. EXAMPLE(S): Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK; Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA; World Health Organization (WHO); Institutional Review Board (IRB); Ethics committee; Research ethics board. (NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

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