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<Title>New IRB Guidance on Focus Group Research</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">The IRB is providing updated guidance on the use of focus groups in research studies, the types of review and wording for consent documents.<div><br></div><div>For more information, see <a href="http://research.umbc.edu/special-topics-related-to-human-research-use-2/#focus" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Focus Group Research</a> on the IRB website. </div></div>
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<Summary>The IRB is providing updated guidance on the use of focus groups in research studies, the types of review and wording for consent documents.    For more information, see Focus Group Research on...</Summary>
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