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Women’s Health Study
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
900 Commonwealth Avenue, 3rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

Guidelines and Procedures for WHS Collaboration

Proposals for collaborative investigations are welcome. All projects using Women's Health Study data are done in collaboration with WHS investigators. WHS collaboration guidelines are conducted in accordance with applicable NIH requirements for data sharing and the protection of the privacy and confidentiality of human subjects. Researchers who meet the following conditions will be considered for access to WHS data:

• Must be affiliated with a recognized academic or research institution
• Must obtain approval from a recognized ethics review board prior to initiation of project
• Must demonstrate adequate funding for the proposed research

The process for establishing collaboration is summarized as follows:

Contact WHS PIs for preliminary discussion of potential project
Submit Proposal Request
Notification of review result
Submit Data Request, if project is approved
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