Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- USGS
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United States Geological Survey
- UW
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University of Washington, with Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses
- UWMC
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University of Washington Medical Center
- UWP
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University of Washington Physicians
- VA
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Veterans Administration Review information: Proposal submission to Veterans Affairs Affiliated and Collaborating Institutions – Veterans Affairs of Puget Sound
- VAPSHCS
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Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System
- vulnerable populations
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Groups of subjects who may be at higher risk for effects of undue influence or coercion on their decision about whether to participate in a research…
- WAC
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Washington Administrative Code
- waiver of consent
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According to federal regulations, researchers may not involve a human being as a subject in research unless they have obtained the “legally effective informed consent of…
- waiver of documentation of consent
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Federal regulations require a researcher to document that the research participants have provided informed consent. This is typically accomplished by signing a consent form. However, the…